defilamentation

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noun

The removal of filaments

OriginEnglish filamentation ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

noundefilamentation (plural defilamentations)

plural defilamentations

  1. The removal of filaments

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  8. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  9. Latinfīlum
  10. Late Latinfīlō
  11. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  12. Englishfilament
  13. Englishfilamentation
  14. Englishdefilamentation

From de- + filamentation.

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APA

defilamentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defilamentation

MLA

“defilamentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defilamentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defilamentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defilamentation.

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