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English Dictionary: Ciliate by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ciliate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ciliate
adj
  1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
    Synonym(s): ciliary, ciliate, cilial
  2. of or relating to the human eyelash
    Synonym(s): ciliary, ciliate
  3. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
    Synonym(s): ciliate, ciliated
n
  1. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
    Synonym(s): ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ciliate \Cil"i*ate\, Ciliated \Cil"i*a`ted\, a.
      Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf;
      endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of
      the windpipe.
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