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cil⋅i⋅ate

  [sil-ee-it, -eyt] Biology
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–noun
1. Also called cil⋅i⋅oph⋅o⋅ran  [sil-ee-of-er-uhn] . any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
–adjective
2. Also, cil⋅i⋅at⋅ed  [sil-ee-ey-tid] . having cilia.
3. belonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora.
Origin:
1785–95; < NL ciliātus, equiv. to cili(a) cilia + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
cil⋅i⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
cil⋅i⋅a⋅tion, noun
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cil·i·at·ed   (sĭl'ē-ā'tĭd)   
adj.  Having cilia.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cil·i·ate
Pronunciation: 'sil-E-&t, -E-"At
Function: noun
: any of the phylum Ciliophora of ciliate protozoans

Main Entry: cil·i·at·ed
Pronunciation: 'sil-E-"At-&d
Variant: or ciliate
Function: adjective
: provided withcilia <ciliated epithelium> ciliate protozoans> —cil·i·ate·ly adverb —cil·i·a·tion /"sil-E-'A-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ciliate cil·i·ate (sĭl'ē-ĭt, -āt')
n.
Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata. adj.
Ciliated.

ciliated cil·i·at·ed (sĭl'ē-ā'tĭd)
adj.
Having cilia.

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