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- Dictionaryintegument/ɪnˈtɛɡjʊm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant: "this chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed"
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5 days ago · The integumentary system is an organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. The skin is only a few millimeters thick yet is by far the largest organ in the body. The average person's skin weighs 10 pounds and has a surface area of almost 20 square feet.
5 days ago · Mammal - Adaptations, Physiology, Reproduction: The skin is constructed of two layers, the epidermis and the dermis. Most mammals have three distinct kinds of hair: guard hairs, underfur, and whiskers. Other anatomical features derived from the integument are quills, horns, hooves, nails, claws, and baleen.
1 day ago · The Insect Integument. The amazing success of the insects must, in part, lie with the incredible mixture of flexibility and strength of the integument (the part of an insect that makes up the hard exoskeleton) that allows insects their freedom of movement without loss of defense and protection.
1 day ago · pl. adelphiae A bundle or structure of stamens forming one unit in an adelphous flower; for example, the stamen tube around the pistil of Hibiscus. adelphous Having organs, particularly filament s such as stamen s, connected into one or more adelphiae, whether in the form of bunches or tubes, such as is commonly seen in families such as Malvaceae. Usage of the term is not consistent; some authors include closely bunched filaments, while others include only adelphiae in which filaments are ...
1 day ago · A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula.
1 day ago · Integration, the process of computing an integral, is one of the two fundamental operations of calculus, [a] the other being differentiation. Integration was initially used to solve problems in mathematics and physics, such as finding the area under a curve, or determining displacement from velocity.
5 days ago · hydrogen bonding, interaction involving a hydrogen atom located between a pair of other atoms having a high affinity for electrons; such a bond is weaker than an ionic bond or covalent bond but stronger than van der Waals forces. Hydrogen bonds can exist between atoms in different molecules or in parts of the same molecule.
