filaceous

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/fɪˈleɪʃəs//faɪˈleɪʃəs/

adjective

Composed of threads, stringy.

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filamentous
OriginLatin fīlum →
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Meanings

adjectivefilaceous (comparative more filaceous, superlative most filaceous)

comparative more filaceous · superlative most filaceous

  1. rareComposed of threads, stringy.

    It is the stalk that maketh the filaceous matter commonly

    1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC
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    this organic layer on the ceramic is the remnants of the fibrin adhesive which appear as a short, filaceous structure of subcellular dimensions

    1991, Mário A. Barbosa, Biomaterials Degradation

    Synonyms: filamentous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveComposed of threads, stringy.

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filamentous

Origin

  1. Latinfīlum“thread”
  2. Englishfilaceous

Latin fīlum (“thread”) + -aceous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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