filament
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Instead, they are built from complex networks of thin, thread-like protein filaments.
From Science Daily
“There are some white mountain avens,” he said, pointing at flowers with eight creamy white petals surrounding a center of bright yellow filaments.
From Literature
Baby Joe joined a boy picking out tiny fish caught in net filaments, while another boy set to repairing damaged nets.
From Literature
Grant’s work is delicate: He cleaves each strand of a fiber-optic cable for a clean edge, then uses a machine to fuse the hair-thin filaments, which carry digital data at the speed of light.
Soon after, the dark filament detached on one side and shot outward, unrolling violently as it moved.
From Science Daily
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