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Word entry · 6 letters

cilium

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"Hairlike cell projection"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪl.i.əm/Part of speech nounSorted ciilmuStarts with CEnds with M1 clues
1C2I3L4I5U6M

Definitions

  1. A tiny hairlike cell projection used for movement or sensing.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin cilium (“eyelid”).

Used in a sentence

  • The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]

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