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fi⋅lose

  [fahy-lohs]
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–adjective
1. threadlike.
2. ending in a threadlike process.
Origin:
1815–25; < L fīl(um) a thread + -ose 1
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fi·lose   (fī'lōs')   
adj.  

  1. Threadlike.

  2. Having or ending in a threadlike part or process.


[Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots + -ose1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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