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    filament
    /ˈfɪləm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a slender threadlike object or fibre, especially one found in animal or plant structures: "each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments"
    • 2. a conducting wire or thread with a high melting point, forming part of an electric bulb or thermionic valve and heated or made incandescent by an electric current.

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