Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 16 compound words that contain filaments. The most common are listed below. Open filaments in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- galaxy filamentsplural of galaxy filament: A massive, threadlike formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
- intermediate filamentsplural of intermediate filament: Any of a family of twisted protein filaments intermediate in size between microfilaments and microtubules.
- filaments of galaxiesplural of filament of galaxies: A massive, threadlike formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
- sebaceous filamentsplural of sebaceous filament: A tiny collection of sebum and dead skin cells around a hair follicle, which usually takes the form of a small, yellow to off-white hair-like strand when expressed from the skin.
- solar filamentsplural of solar filament: A solar prominence, especially when viewed against the surface of the sun
- vortex filamentsplural of vortex filament: A thin, imaginary curve that creates a rotational flow in the space through which it passes.
Compound words 16
- microfilamentsplural of microfilament: A thin filament made of the protein actin and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
- monofilamentsplural of monofilament: A single strand of man-made fiber
- neurofilamentsplural of neurofilament: A neurofibril
- biofilamentsplural of biofilament: A biological filament
- heterofilamentsplural of heterofilament: A filament composed of two different materials (typically, one in the sheath and the other in the core)
- homofilamentsplural of homofilament: A variation of a heterofilament in which the material in the sheath and core are the same
- macrofilamentsplural of macrofilament: A relatively large filament
- minifilamentsplural of minifilament: A very small, or very thin, filament
- multifilamentsplural of multifilament: Having multiple filaments
- myofilamentsplural of myofilament: A filament within a myofibril, constructed from proteins