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Answer for the clue "The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off ", 7 letters:
corneum

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n. the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off [syn: stratum corneum , horny layer ]

Usage examples of corneum.

The poison would take hours to permeate the stratum corneum to the basal cell layer.