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pilogenesis

pilogenesis noun: the formation and development of bacterial pili.

Noun

pilogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation and development of bacterial pili

Origin of pilogenesis

From pilo- + -genesis.

Questions about pilogenesis

What does pilogenesis mean?
Pilogenesis means the formation and development of bacterial pili.
What part of speech is pilogenesis?
Pilogenesis is a noun.

Words near pilogenesis in the dictionary

  1. piloerection
  2. piloerections
  3. piloerector
  4. piloerectors
  5. piloerects
  6. pilogenesis
  7. piloi
  8. piloid
  9. pilomatricoma
  10. pilomatricomas
  11. pilomatrixoma

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