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ciliate vs cilium

cilium vs ciliate

ciliate and cilium both are nouns.

ciliate is an adjective but cilium is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ciliate Yes Yes No No
cilium Yes No No No
ciliate (noun) cilium (noun)
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
ciliate (adjective) cilium (adjective)
of or relating to the human eyelash
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Difference between ciliate and cilium

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