ciliate has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Only once were stalked ciliates found in the mixed liquor .

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[ adjective ] of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

Synonyms

cilial ciliary

Related terms

cilium cilium cilium

3
[ adjective ] of or relating to the human eyelash

Synonyms

ciliary

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eyelash eyelash

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[ adjective ] having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

Synonyms

ciliated

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rough

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