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Filament
01
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
02
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
03
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
04
the stalk of a stamen
Example
Intermediate filaments, part of the cytoskeleton, provide mechanical strength to cells and tissues.
The 3D printer extruded layers of filament to build up the three-dimensional model.
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