Definition of ciliate

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  • ciliate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • ciliate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • ciliate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of ciliate

  • having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. ciliated
  • a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ciliated protozoan
    2. ciliophoran
  • of or relating to the human eyelash (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. ciliary
  • of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. cilial
    2. ciliary

See definition of ciliate in Merriam Webster