cilial

1. 1.

   of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

   Synonymsciliaryciliate

Questions about cilial

What does cilial mean?

cilial means "of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell".

How many syllables are in cilial?

cilial has 3 syllables: ci-li-al. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for cilial?

Close synonyms include ciliary, ciliate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cilial a common word?

cilial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.