Definition of ciliates

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• ciliates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• ciliates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• ciliates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of ciliates

• 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 ciliates in Merriam Webster