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Meanings of thready in English
Thin in diameter; resembling a thread.
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Examples for "filamentous"
Examples for "filamentous"
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Certain fungal members of this group are required to initiate filamentous growth.
2
It also caused the change in filamentous actin distribution in the cells.
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The role filamentous virions play in the virus life cycle remains enigmatic.
4
It is caused by soil-borne filamentous bacteria belonging to the genus Streptomyces.
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However, the molecular mechanisms underlying alpha-synuclein aggregation into such filamentous inclusions remain unknown.
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The antennae were heliotrope, fine, threadlike, and closely pressed to the head.
2
It was an infinitely fine, threadlike projection from the surface of the planet.
3
Caradoc's face went white, leaving threadlike purple veins showing on nose and cheeks.
4
More nervous than sanguine, Cristophe's bodily appearance was thin and threadlike, but wiry.
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Her high-arched, threadlike brows were ruffled into a delicious frown.
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The molecular mechanisms of filiform tongue papillae development however are not fully understood.
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Patients received filiform fire needle therapy once every two weeks for 12 consecutive weeks.
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In such cases the smallest size of the author's filiform bougies (Fig.
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Excellent repigmentation is demonstrated after several filiform fire needle sessions in the vitiligo lesions.
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Antennæ longer than the head and thorax, filiform, four-jointed.
Usage of thready in English
1
His pulse felt thready, at least it had a few seconds ago.
2
Maybe the second, though. The big man's pulse was weak and thready.
3
I had a good pulse for awhile there, but it's gone thready again.
4
It couldn't reach her, but Ivy twitched and let out a thready whimper.
5
Who are you? My voice was changing again, high and thready.
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It was thready, but it was there, and she was breathing.
7
The old man was still breathing, though his pulse was faint and thready.
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I felt his thready pulse and listened to his lungs.
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It was thin and thready, but he was still alive.
10
He was still screaming, though it had a hoarse, thready sound to it now.
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From these thready parts the species takes its name.
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His features were peaky and sallow, and his little pointed beard was thready and ill-nourished.
13
He said, 'It must be a thready silk fringe.'
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There are no audacious flights on the thready airship; the journey is accomplished by modest stages.
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Meryl called, though her voice had gone thready.
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I choked out a shout, and the sudden rush of fear made it high and thready.
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