Meaning

2 senses
  1. The scientific discipline studying the epidermis of plants at a microscopic level.

  2. A branch of cosmetic science specialising in the treatment of the skin.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From epidermis + -ology = epidermo- + -logy. Cosmetological sense coined by French biochem

From epidermis + -ology = epidermo- + -logy. Cosmetological sense coined by French biochemist Joëlle Ciocco.

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Forms

plural: epidermologies
Singularepidermology
Pluralepidermologies

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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