Synonyms & related words for pellicle

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pellicle — including film, coating, membrane, lamella, lamina. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pellicle

Explore words related to pellicle — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pellicular, refilm, filmy, filmlike, filmish, cinefilm, cinematize, photoresist. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pellicle

Common synonyms for pellicle include film, coating, membrane, lamella, lamina — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pellicle come from?

The word pellicle breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pell, from Latin pellis (“skin”); and -icle, from Latin iculus (“little”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.