corium
noun
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The inner layer of skin, the dermis.
The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
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The inner layer of skin, the dermis.
The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
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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.