Associations to the word «Pilus»

Wiktionary

PILUS, noun. A hair.
PILUS, noun. (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
PILUS, noun. (protein) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions

Dictionary definition

PILUS, noun. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup".
PILUS, noun. Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.

Wise words

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