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Slime layer

A slime layer is an easily removed, diffuse, unorganized layer of extracellular material that surrounds a cell. Specifically this consists mostly of exopolysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.

Pronunciation
/slaɪm ˈleɪər/
/slʌɪm ˈleɪə/