Definition of Filamentous. Meaning of Filamentous. Synonyms of Filamentous

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Definition of Filamentous

Filamentous
Filamentous Fil`a*men"tous, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.

Meaning of Filamentous from wikipedia

- Look up filament or filamentous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word filament, which is descended from Latin filum meaning "thread", is used in...
- colonially in elongate hair-like structures, known as trichomes. These filamentous species can contain hundreds to thousands of cells. They often dominate...
- photosynthetic bacteria such as purple and green sulfur bacteria. Fossilized filamentous algae from the Vindhya basin have been dated back to 1.6 to 1.7 billion...
- A mold (US, PH) or mould (UK, CW) is one of the structures that certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation...
- Filamentous bacteriophages are a family of viruses (Inoviridae) that infect bacteria, or bacteriophages. They are named for their filamentous shape, a...
- The filamentous haemagglutinin adhesin (FHA) is a large, filamentous protein that serves as a dominant attachment factor for adherence to host ciliated...
- Filamentous carbon is a carbon-containing deposit structure that refers to several allotropes of carbon, including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers...
- Segmented filamentous bacteria or Candidatus Savagella are members of the gut microbiota of rodents, fish and chickens, and have been shown to potently...
- nov., sp. nov. And Leptolinea tardivitalis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel filamentous anaerobes, and description of the new classes Anaerolineae classis nov...
- Plectranthias robertsi, the filamentous perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. This species reaches...