WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Fil`a*men"tous\, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.
Biology Dictionary| Pronunciation: | `filu'mentus | ||
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| Matching Terms: | filamentous bacteriophage | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] thin in diameter; resembling a thread | ||
| Synonyms: | filamentlike, filiform, thin, threadlike, thready | ||
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| Definition: | \Fil`a*men"tous\, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray. | ||
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| Definition: | In the form of very long rods, many times longer than wide. | ||
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