amoeboid
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- amoeboidism noun
Example Sentences
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The amoeboid cells were present in both late and early-stage pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
The researchers plan to expand their research to other cancers and see if they uncover the same link between amoeboid cells and CD73.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
The ur-slime was Urschleim: the original mucus, an amoeboid living ooze, dredged up from the bottom of the North Atlantic by the steamship Porcupine in 1868.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016
Illustration shows the plasmodium slime mold life cycle, which begins when 1n spores germinate, giving rise to cells that can convert between amoeboid and flagellated forms.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
It had the general appearance of a large tortoise without a shell, its body an amoeboid puddle beneath a long neck.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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