"pilus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pili [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pilus||hair}} Latin pilus (“hair”), {{doublet|en|pile}} Doublet of pile Head templates: {{en-noun|pili}} pilus (plural pili)
  1. A hair.
    Sense id: en-pilus-en-noun-ChX2PQi0
  2. (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria. Categories (topical): Microbiology Synonyms (hairlike appendage): fimbria
    Sense id: en-pilus-en-noun-vwVhshjk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 74 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 1 18 5 35 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 1 25 6 32 2 2 1 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'hairlike appendage': 6 90 4
  3. (biochemistry) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions Categories (topical): Proteins
    Sense id: en-pilus-en-noun-5fQbl-uK Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flagellum

Inflected forms

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