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tonofilament

tonofilament noun: a structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm.

Noun

tonofilament (plural tonofilaments)

  1. A structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm

Forms of tonofilament

pluraltonofilaments

Origin of tonofilament

From tono- + filament.

Questions about tonofilament

What does tonofilament mean?
Tonofilament means a structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm.
What part of speech is tonofilament?
Tonofilament is a noun.
What is the plural of tonofilament?
The plural of tonofilament is tonofilaments.

Words near tonofilament in the dictionary

  1. tono-
  2. tonoexodus
  3. tonofibril
  4. tonofibrillar
  5. tonofibrils
  6. tonofilament
  7. tonofilaments
  8. tonogenesis
  9. tonogenetic
  10. tonogenetically
  11. tonogram

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