1 Pellicle mirror, a thin plastic membrane which may be used as a beam splitter or protective cover in optical systems. 2  Pellicle (dental) , the thin layer of salivary glycoproteins deposited on the teeth of many species through normal biologic processes. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
Women in U.S. Congress 2015. US Congress 2015. In 2015, 104 (76D, 28R) women hold seats in the United States Congress, comprising 19.4% of the 535 members; 20 women (20%) serve in the United States Senate, and 84 women (19.3%) serve in the United States House of Representatives.
Contemporary Examples. 1  This is going to be the Game of Thrones of U.S. senate races. 2  This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the senate. 3  AIDS insanity: When running for the US senate in 1992, Huckabee called for a quarantine of people who had AIDS.