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filament

/ˈfɪləmənt/ · 8 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

  2. noun

    the stalk of a stamen

  3. noun

    a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

  4. noun

    a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

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