Definitions for cnidocil

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cnidocil cni·do·cil

Spelling: [nahy-duh-sil]

IPA: /ˈnaɪ də sɪl/

Cnidocil is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 138 anagrams from letters in cnidocil (ccdiilno).

Definitions for cnidocil

noun

1. a hairlike sensory process projecting from the surface of a cnidoblast, believed to trigger the discharge of the nematocyst.

Origin of cnidocil

1880-85; cnido- + -cil New Latin cilium; see cilia

Examples for cnidocil

In some cases a small hair-like process, the trigger hair or cnidocil, may be seen projecting above the surface of the cell.