corium

American  

[kawr-ee-uhm, kohr-] / ˈkɔr i əm, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

plural

coria

1. Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.

2. Entomology. the thickened, leathery, basal portion of a hemelytron.

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corium British  

/ ˈkɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. Also called: derma.   dermis.  the deep inner layer of the skin, beneath the epidermis, containing connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat

2. entomol the leathery basal part of the forewing of hemipterous insects

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Etymology

Origin of corium

1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather

Example Sentences

Unless they could cool the mass of corium, the chain reaction would continue unchecked, growing hotter and hotter until the corium ate through the concrete of the secondary containment.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

By then, the melting fuel rods had probably already begun to pool at the bottom of the reactor in a molten mass called corium.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

It was only a matter of time before the molten corium would eat through the reactor vessel and fall to the floor of the concrete containment chamber.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Beneath that was a lumpy mass of cooled corium.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

But March 13, 2011, wasn’t a normal day—the water in the reactor was gone, corium had melted through the reactor vessel, and the primary containment had been breached.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland