filamentous
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˌfɪləˈmɛntəs/
- In amyloid, however, Beta/A4 takes the form of highly insoluble filamentous aggregates.
- filamentous algae
- filamentous fungus
- filamentous haemagglutinin
Examples
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The fibers are filamentous proteins found in any kind of cell.
Academic text (2009) -
Some boulders were covered with a fur of brown diatoms and green filamentous algae, while others were scraped clean.
Academic text (1992) -
Chlorine will still be required for filter cleaning and filamentous control.
Academic text (2002) -
You've got an antitubulin antibody with a green dye and you can see the the filamentous structure there.
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We closely inspected slower swimmers for filamentous structures outside and between the larval segments and inside their bodies.
Academic text (2015) -
The peptide is inactive against bacteria, but it is highly potent against filamentous fungi.
Academic text (2003) -
Sulfur bacteria range from complex filamentous Beggiatoa and Thiothrix species to the rod-shaped Thiobacillus species.
Academic text (2000) -
Macrophytes usually decline in diversity and abundance, but filamentous algae (e.g., Mougeotia, Zygnema) can increase (Schindler 1994).
Academic text (2000) -
The bulk of the thallus consists of filamentous chains of the blue-green alga Nostoc, whose thick sheaths compose the structural matrix of the thallus.
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The tank is filled with a variety of plants, but the most noticeable are the long, filamentous strands of algae that float gently in the water.
Synonyms
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3.3
Having long thin strands that stretch like melted cheese
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7.9
Being thin and like a small string
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4.2
Very thin and long like a single hair
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4.3
Very thin and like a strand of hair
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9.9
A very thin shape like a thread
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7.7
Having many tiny threads in body tissue
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9.0
Having thin fibers in body tissue
Thin and long like a thread
Shaped like a thin thread in parts of living things
How Threadlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word filamentous comes from the Latin filamentum, from fil- meaning 'thread'. Think of a lightbulb's thin wire or a piece of thread, which shows why filamentous describes something very thin and 'thread-like'.