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pilus

noun

Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

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Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
7

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noun

  1. Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

noun

  1. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

    “There is a hair in my soup”

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There is a hair in my soup

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