Definition of cilia

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Cilia (n. pl.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash..

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Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
Sicilian :: Sicilian (a.) Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants.
Hypotricha :: Hypotricha (n. pl.) A division of ciliated Infusoria in which the cilia cover only the under side of the body.
Reconciliation :: Reconciliation (n.) The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship..
Ciliary :: Ciliary (a.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion..
Propitiation :: Propitiation (n.) The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader..
Ciliary :: Ciliary (a.) Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc..
Stentor :: Stentor (n.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha..
Kiss :: Kiss (v.) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation..
Irreconciliation :: Irreconciliation (n.) Want of reconciliation; disagreement.
Domiciliate :: Domiciliate (v. t.) To domesticate.
Domicile :: Domicile (v. t.) To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate..
Conciliator :: Conciliator (n.) One who conciliates.
Conciliating :: Conciliating (p. pr & vb. n.) of Conciliat.
Lindia :: Lindia (n.) A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of ciliated disks. By some zoologists it is thought to be like the ancestral form of the Arthropoda..
Turbellaria :: Turbellaria (n. pl.) An extensive group of worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the Rhabdoc/la and Dendroc/la. Formerly, the nemerteans were also included in this group..
Brachiolaria :: Brachiolaria (n. pl.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia..
Superciliary :: Superciliary (a.) Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.
Conciliar :: Conciliar (a.) Alt. of Conciliar.
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