Filamentous

  • 1Filamentous — Fil a*men tous, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. Gray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2filamentous — filament ► NOUN 1) a slender thread like object or fibre. 2) a metal wire in an electric light bulb, which glows white hot when an electric current is passed through it. 3) Botany the slender part of a stamen that supports the anther. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 3Filamentous phage — A filamentous phage is a type of bacteriophage shaped like a rod filament. Filamentous phages usually contain a genome of single stranded DNA and infect Gram negative bacteria.Types of filamentous phage*Ff phages these infect E. coli that carry… …

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  • 4Filamentous rattail — Taxobox name = Filamentous rattail image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Gadiformes familia = Macrouridae subfamilia = Bathygadinae genus = Gadomus species = G. aoteanus… …

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  • 5filamentous glass perch — siūlėtoji čanda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Gymnochanda filamentosa angl. filamentous glass perch rus. нитевидный стеклянный окунь ryšiai: platesnis terminas – burinės čandos …

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  • 6filamentous — adjective see filament …

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  • 7filamentous — with a thread like projection …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 8filamentous — /fil euh men teuhs/, adj. 1. composed of or containing filaments. 2. pertaining to or resembling a filament. 3. bearing filaments. [1665 75; FILAMENT + OUS] * * * …

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  • 9filamentous — adjective Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented …

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  • 10filamentous — 1. Threadlike in structure. SYN: filiform (1). 2. Composed of filaments or threadlike structures. SYN: filaceous, filar (2). * * * fil·a·men·tous (fil″ə menґtəs) 1. pertaining to or composed of filaments; called also filaceous and …

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