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microvillae

microvillae is the plural of microvillus.

Meaning of microvillus

Noun

microvillus (plural microvilli or microvillae)

  1. Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.

Questions about microvillae

What is microvillae the plural of?
Microvillae is the plural of microvillus.

Words near microvillae in the dictionary

  1. microvibromotors
  2. microvideography
  3. microvideoscope
  4. microvideoscopes
  5. microvideoscopy
  6. microvillae
  7. microvillar
  8. microvilli
  9. microvilliated
  10. microvillosities
  11. microvillosity

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