slimeway

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noun

The track of slime connecting the spindle cells of certain slime moulds, composed of extracellular matrix.

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Meanings

nounslimeway (plural slimeways)

plural slimeways

  1. biologyThe track of slime connecting the spindle cells of certain slime moulds, composed of extracellular matrix.

Origin

From slime + way.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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