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Unsheathe :: Unsheathe (v. t.) To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword..

Evagination :: Evagination (n.) The act of unsheathing.

Sheating :: Sheating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheath.

Neurokeratin :: Neurokeratin (n.) A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin..

Sheath-winged :: Sheath-winged (a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle..

Vaginal :: Vaginal (a.) Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal bone..

Spathed :: Spathed (a.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.

Endophyllous :: Endophyllous (a.) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.

Schwann''s White Substance :: Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath.

Vagina :: Vagina (n.) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein..

Exophyllous :: Exophyllous (a.) Not sheathed in another leaf.

Sheathy :: Sheathy (a.) Forming or resembling a sheath or case.

Sheathed :: Sheathed (imp. & p. p.) of Sheath.

Whittle :: Whittle (n.) A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife..

Involucrum :: Involucrum (n.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora.

Sheathing :: Sheathing (n.) The first covering of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling boards in general..

Scabbard :: Scabbard (n.) The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath..

Obtundent :: Obtundent (n.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent..

Cere :: Cere (n.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak..

Guard :: Guard (v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.

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