Ciliate Definition & Meaning
ciliate
- adjective
- of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
- of or relating to the human eyelash
- having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
- noun
- a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
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- What does ciliate mean?
- of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell of or relating to the human eyelash having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- What part of speech is ciliate?
- Ciliate is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does ciliate have?
- Ciliate has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).