interfilamentous
əˈmɛn
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filament (ˈfɪləmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the thin wire, usually tungsten, inside a light bulb that emits light when heated to incandescence by an electric current |
| 2. | electronics a high-resistance wire or ribbon, forming the cathode in some valves |
| 3. | a single strand of a natural or synthetic fibre; fibril |
| 4. | botany |
| a. the stalk of a stamen | |
| b. any of the long slender chains of cells into which some algae and fungi are divided | |
| 5. | ornithol the barb of a down feather |
| 6. | anatomy any slender structure or part, such as the tail of a spermatozoon; filum |
| 7. | astronomy |
| a. a long structure of relatively cool material in the solar corona | |
| b. a long large-scale cluster of galaxies | |
| [C16: from New Latin fīlāmentum, from Medieval Latin fīlāre to spin, from Latin fīlum thread] | |
| filamentary | |
| —adj | |
| fila'mentous | |
| —adj | |
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Interfilamentous
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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