filamentation

English

Etymology

From filament +‎ -ation.

Noun

filamentation (countable and uncountable, plural filamentations)

  1. The growth of filaments.
  2. (biology) An anomalous growth of certain bacteria in which they continue to elongate but do not divide.

Derived terms

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