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ciliotropism

ciliotropism noun: the colonization of ciliated cells.

Noun

ciliotropism (uncountable)

  1. The colonization of ciliated cells

Origin of ciliotropism

From cilio- + -tropism.

Questions about ciliotropism

What does ciliotropism mean?
Ciliotropism means the colonization of ciliated cells.
What part of speech is ciliotropism?
Ciliotropism is a noun.

Words near ciliotropism in the dictionary

  1. ciliostimulatory
  2. ciliotoxic
  3. ciliotoxicity
  4. ciliotoxin
  5. ciliotoxins
  6. ciliotropism
  7. CILIP
  8. cilistol
  9. cilium
  10. cill
  11. Cilla

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