cuticle /kūˈti-kl/

1. The outermost or thin skin
2. The dead skin at the edge of finger- and toenails
3. The waxy or corky layer on the epidermis of plants (botany)
4. The protective outer layer of many invertebrates, eg insects (zoology)

cūticˈūlar adjective

• airsick
• air-sickness
• airside
• air sign
• air signs
• airspace
• airspaces
• airspeed
• airspeeds
• air-splint
• air-splints
• air station
• air stations
• airstop
• airstops
• airstream
• airstream mechanism
• airstreams
• air strike
• air strikes
• airstrip
• airstrips
• air support
• air supports
• airt