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pilus

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See also: Piluś

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pilus (hair). Doublet of pile.

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Noun

pilus (plural pili)

  1. (biology) A hair.
  2. (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
  3. (biochemistry) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions.

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Dutch

Noun

pilus m (plural pili)

  1. pilus (bacterial appendage)

Estonian

Noun

pilus

  1. inessive singular of pilu

Latin

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