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intrafilamentary

intrafilamentary adjective: within a filament.

Adjective

intrafilamentary (not comparable)

  1. Within a filament
    • However, we show that on average, filament star-forming galaxies are more metal-enriched (#92;sim 0.1-0.15 dex), possibly due to the inflow of the already enriched intrafilamentary gas into filament galaxies.2015, Behnam Darvish, Bahram Mobasher, David Sobral, Shoubaneh Hemmati, Hooshang Nayyeri, Irene Shivaei, “Spectroscopic Study of Star-forming Galaxies in Filaments and the Field at z∼0.5: Evidence...

Origin of intrafilamentary

From intra- + filamentary.

Questions about intrafilamentary

What does intrafilamentary mean?
Intrafilamentary means within a filament.
What part of speech is intrafilamentary?
Intrafilamentary is an adjective.

Words near intrafilamentary in the dictionary

  1. intrafetal
  2. intrafetally
  3. intrafibrillar
  4. intrafibrillary
  5. intrafield
  6. intrafilamentary
  7. intrafilar
  8. intrafilter
  9. intraflagellar
  10. intrafloccular
  11. intrafloral

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