"ciliation" meaning in English

See ciliation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ciliations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ciliation (countable and uncountable, plural ciliations)
  1. (biology) The quality of having cilia Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ciliation-en-noun-q77NUAKv Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. The growth and development of cilia Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ciliation-en-noun-~O4UIyCY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deciliation, reciliation Related terms: multiciliation

Inflected forms

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    "Rhymes:English/eɪʃən",
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