pilus

(Engels)

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

Etimologie (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

hair

fur

fuzz

lint

pelage

pelt

pile

root hair

lanugo

yure

dust bunny

riah

Vertalings

poil

cheveu

chevelure

pèl

Kopfhaar

Haupthaar

Haar

τρίχωμα

μαλλιά

llaneta

cheveux

pelage

cabell

pilus

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