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mononematic

mononematic adjective: having electron-dense extracellular material localized to the junction between the cilia and the attachment cell. (of stretch receptor organs in insects and crustaceans).

Adjective

mononematic (not comparable)

  1. Having electron-dense extracellular material localized to the junction between the cilia and the attachment cell. (of stretch receptor organs in insects and crustaceans)

Origin of mononematic

From mono- + nematic.

Questions about mononematic

What does mononematic mean?
Mononematic means having electron-dense extracellular material localized to the junction between the cilia and the attachment cell. (of stretch receptor organs in insects and crustaceans).
What part of speech is mononematic?
Mononematic is an adjective.

Words near mononematic in the dictionary

  1. mononational
  2. mononeddylated
  3. mononegaviral
  4. mononegavirus
  5. mononegaviruses
  6. mononematic
  7. mononematous
  8. mononeme
  9. mononemes
  10. mononeuritis
  11. mononeuritis multiplex

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