| 单词 | ciliated |
| 释义 | ciliated (once / 37403 pages) adj Something that’s ciliated is covered in microscopic projections that look like tiny hairs. Ciliated cells use a sweeping motion to remove toxins from your lungs. Ciliated is pronounced "sih-lee-ay-TED." This adjective describes something that has tiny hair-like projections called cilia. Ciliated might be a new word to your vocabulary, but your body knows all about it — ciliated cells are found throughout it. Your lungs, for example, are ciliated. WORD FAMILYciliated USAGE EXAMPLESThese holoplanktonic predators also have sophisticated ciliated locomotion, behaviour and distinct development. Nature(May 20, 2014) Antenn� linear, thickened in the middle, externally ciliated in the male, simple and filiform in the female, gradually ending in an arcuated, obtuse hook. Swainson, William, Zoological Illustrations, Volume I...(2012) A peculiar larval form of Phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) adj having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections Syn ciliate rough of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
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