protective layer

collocation in English

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protective
adjective
uk
/prəˈtek.tɪv/us
/prəˈtek.tɪv/
giving ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofprotectiveandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Osteoclasts are derived from circulating mononuclear precursors and seem able to erode bone as soon as a thinprotectivelayerof nonmineralized matrix has been removed.
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There was noprotectivelayerof much in even on the teeth of his generous friend.
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Much later on aprotectivelayerwas added and today the paintings still stand as one of the prides of the college.
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It is similar to the more widely used plywood, except that it has a plastic,protectivelayeron one or both sides.
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The pastry when cooked created a toughprotectivelayeraround the food inside.
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The address electrodes are arranged vertically between the rear glass plate and aprotectivelayer.
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This mixture is then heated to very high temperatures and sprayed onto the object being coated where it forms aprotectivelayer.
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Coatings should provide aprotectivelayerbound to the base material to produce a surface of the desired protective or functional properties.
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The cap takes a high polish and acts as aprotectivelayerfor the opal.
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Glass may also be used as aprotectivelayerto protect the other layers from abrasion and corrosion.
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It does not usually come in contact with the intestine itself due to theprotectivelayerof mucus that lines the gut.
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The fermenting of the remaining available sugar generates a small amount of carbon dioxide that forms aprotectivelayer, reducing air contact.
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The testa, the outer and normally hard andprotectivelayerof the seed, is smooth.
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The inner bark cambium and phloem tissues are living, and form a newprotectivelayerof cells as the outer bark pulls apart.
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The hydrogen fluoride addition causes formation ofprotectivelayerof fluoride on the metal surfaces.
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Exposed, unprotected steel will corrode much more rapidly than steel covered with thisprotectivelayer.
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This structure sits behind the cells in the rear of the display, with theprotectivelayerin direct contact with the cells.
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Some patients gradually build aprotectivelayerof melanin by regularly exposing themselves for short times to ultraviolet radiation.
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It catalyzes formation of char and creates aprotectivelayerof glass.
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