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filament - use in sentences
Converse of object
- sever: Under some conditions cofilin severs actin filaments, providing new plus ends for nucleation of actin filament growth.
Adjective modifier
- helical: Each motor drives a protruding helical filament, and the rotating filaments provide the propulsive force for cells to swim.
- thin: The thin filament is made of a protein called actin.
- intermediate: A type of intermediate filament found in epithelial cells.
- thick: The thicker filament also means that the bulbs are more robust.
- fungal: Potential therapeutic application of fungal filaments in wound management.
- heated: Once valves with indirectly heated filaments appeared things changed dramatically.
Modifies a noun
- bulb: The current lighting on skips is a filament bulb within a steel casing, which is often stolen or knocked off by passing traffic.
- lamp: What do I do with all the old filament lamps I've just removed?
- yarn: Chapter 3 examines the prices of and market for spun yarn whilst Chapter 4 examines acetate filament yarn.
- silk: Basics Silk Thread 100 % pure filament silk in two popular sizes.
- dynamics: We conclude that precise control of actin filament dynamics by UNC-60B is required for proper integration of actin into myofibrils.
Noun used with modifier
- actin: Video recording showed the fluorescent actin filament rotating like a propeller.
- tungsten: A few decades ago a new design for tungsten filament lamps appeared on the scene.
- myosin: A myosin filament contains several hundred myosin molecules in two bundles packed end to end.
- gill: Dactylogyrus 01 ( Gill fluke ) ( 212 kb ) A gill fluke on the edge of a gill filament at 100x magnification.
- polyester: The mix of polyester filaments are coated in a gloss finish, making them easy to clean.
- nylon: For a festive version, try black glitter yarn or add a fine metallic or nylon light-reflective filament.
Preposition: in
- bulb: WHAT'S HAPPENING The flap of grape skin briefly acts in a similar way to the thin filament in a light bulb.
Preposition: of
- bulb: This predicted dependence is tested for the filament of a flashlight bulb.
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