Associations to the word «Pilus»
Noun
- Centurion
- Subunit
- Cohort
- Usher
- Tcp
- Appendage
- Bacterium
- Toxin
- Mating
- Naga
- Legion
- Pore
- Cholera
- Secretion
- Genes
- Membrane
- Donor
- Adsorption
- Dna
- Tribune
- Bind
- Filament
- Pathway
- Protein
- Attachment
- Prior
- Regulator
- Gram
- Tip
- Rod
- Fiber
- Assembly
- Residue
- Transfer
- Rna
- Pm
- Cell
- Iv
- Spear
- Strain
- Surface
- Complex
- Bundle
- Synthesis
- Formation
- Type
- Gene
- Domain
- Strand
- Structure
- Receptor
- Machinery
- Transformation
- Host
- Electron
- Component
- Rank
- Contact
- Fig
- Organism
- Mechanism
- Sur
- Interaction
- Function
- Variation
- Expression
Adjective
Wiktionary
PILUS, noun. A hair.
PILUS, noun. (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
PILUS, noun. (protein) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions
Dictionary definition
PILUS, noun. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup".
PILUS, noun. Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
Wise words
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