filamentous |
heterocyst |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun heterocyst is
a specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria.
filamentous |
alderfly |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun alderfly is
a member of any one of the sixty-six species of the
family of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
filamentous |
blanketweed |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun blanketweed is
a filamentous alga often found in ponds.
filamentous |
nonfilamentous |
As adjectives the difference between filamentous and nonfilamentous
is that
filamentous is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented while
nonfilamentous is not filamentous.
filamentous |
glyoxysome |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun glyoxysome is
(biochemistry) any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating]] seeds) and also in filamentous [[fungus|fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.
filamentous |
hydrophobin |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun hydrophobin is
any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object.
filamentous |
phytoplasma |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun phytoplasma is
any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of less than one micrometer), and their very small genomes.
filamentous |
mitomycin |
As an adjective filamentous
is having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
As a noun mitomycin is
(biochemistry) any of a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from the filamentous bacterium , one of which is used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
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