CILIATE

ciliate, ciliated

(adjective) having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

ciliary, ciliate

(adjective) of or relating to the human eyelash

ciliary, ciliate, cilial

(adjective) of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran

(noun) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

ciliate

(biology) Ciliated.

Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

Noun

ciliate (plural ciliates)

(zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

Source: Wiktionary


Cil"i*ate, Cil"i*a`ted, a.

Definition: Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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