Associations to the word «Pilus»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.