His tough layer of skin, a result of atavism, makes him an intimidating foe; though he also possesses regenerative powers, superhuman strength, endurance, speed, and senses.
We know, for instance, that the couple plan to serve two cakes at their reception: a traditional, dried-and-candied-fruit-laden fruit cake, almost certainly covered with a thick, tough layer of marzipan; and a cake whose main ingredient is something akin to chocolate graham crackers.
In recent years, scientists have tried using carbonate-producing bacteria to coat delicate stonework with a tough layer of calcium carbonate.
This tough layer of tissue (the endoperidium) measures about 2 mm thick, encloses the gleba.
Underlying both types of epithelium is a tough layer of collagen.
Having undergone years of probing analysis himself, Hartman was enthralled by the fact that instead of chipping away at the tough layer of ego, LSD melted it entirely and gave way to the molten subconscious underneath.
Cutting first through the tough layer of weathered skin, then past layer after layer of sub-cutaneous tissues defined by the yellows of fats and whites of connective tissues, and eventually into a layer of pink muscle fibers, we knew what we were doing was absurd.
The cortex (the tougher outer layer of flesh) is made of parallel unbranched generative hyphae that are brown, thick-walled, clumped together, and frequently clamped.
Human skin has a tough outer layer of cells that produce keratin.
If you remove the thick, tough outer layer of pine trees, there's another layer before you get to the white flesh of the tree.
