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cilium

noun

a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms

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6
Starts with
C
Ends with
M
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
10

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noun

  1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms

noun

  1. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

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