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Meaning of corium

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

corium

noun

Definitions

  1. The inner layer of skin, the dermis.

  2. The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.

  3. Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.

corium

noun

Definitions

  1. A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.

    Example: 2009, Wei Wei and Xin-rong Cao, "The Simulation of Corium Dispersion in Direct Containment Heating Accidents", Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009.