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CILIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cilial mean?
• CILIAL (adjective)
The adjective CILIAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Familiarity information: CILIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Pertainym:
cilium (a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
Derivation:
cilium (a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
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