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ciliate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
cil-i-ate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ciliated, having cilia.

adj

Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

noun

Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).

Etymology

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Origin

Inflected Forms

ciliates (plural)

Derived Forms

aciliate biciliate ciliatologist ciliatology deciliate eciliate monociliate multiciliate nanociliate nonciliate polyciliate quadriciliate

Phrases

serrate-ciliate

Synonyms

ciliated ciliary cilial ciliated protozoan ciliophoran

Questions

What does ciliate mean?
Ciliated, having cilia.
Where does ciliate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1760.

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