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pilus
noun
hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ILU
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
noun
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
“there is a hair in my soup”
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Example Sentences
there is a hair in my soup
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