pili

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1. pili - Noun

2. Pili - Proper noun

Meaning

pili

plural of pilus

A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.

The edible nut of the tree.

Pili

the provincial capital of the province of Camarines Sur in Bicol Region, Philippines.

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Fimbriae, or pili are formed of a protein called pilin ( antigenic ) and are responsible for attachment of bacteria to specific receptors of human cell ( cell adhesion ). Source: Internet

In humans, the skin hairs lie flat in hot conditions, as the arrector pili muscles relax, preventing heat from being trapped by a layer of still air between the hairs, and increasing heat loss by convection. Source: Internet

PILI, CSUR — The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) Board of Regents has not chosen a definite date yet for the announcement of the name of its new president. Source: Internet

Fingers do not contain muscles (other than arrector pili ). Source: Internet

In the Philippines, mazapán de pili (Spanish for "pili marzipan") is made from pili nuts. Source: Internet

The formation of CsuA/BABCDE-dependent pili appears to be essential for biofilm adherence to and formation on abiotic surfaces and the assembly of these pili seems to involve chaperone and usher-like proteins. Source: Internet

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