microfilamentous

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or composed of microfilaments

OriginEnglish filamentous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum →
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Meanings

adjectivemicrofilamentous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or composed of microfilaments

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  6. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  7. Latinfīlum
  8. Late Latinfīlō
  9. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  10. Englishfilament
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  13. Englishfilamentous
  14. Englishmicrofilamentous

From micro- + filamentous.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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