English Explanatory Dictionary

ciliate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ciliated, having cilia.
  2. Of or pertaining to the eyelash.
noun
  1. Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-ciliate.wav

Word forms

ciliate ciliates

Etymology

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Derived words

aciliate biciliate ciliatologist ciliatology deciliate eciliate monociliate multiciliate nanociliate nonciliate polyciliate quadriciliate serrate-ciliate triciliate uniciliate
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