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Meaning of "curli" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURLI

From curl( ed) (pil)i.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CURLI

curli  [ˈkɜːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURLI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curli is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURLI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of curli in the English dictionary

The definition of curli in the dictionary is curled hairlike processes on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURLI


Burghley
ˈbɜːlɪ
Burleigh
ˈbɜːlɪ
burley
ˈbɜːlɪ
burly
ˈbɜːlɪ
curly
ˈkɜːlɪ
early
ˈɜːlɪ
girlie
ˈɡɜːlɪ
girly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
gurly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
hurley
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly-burly
ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ
murly
ˈmɜːlɪ
pearly
ˈpɜːlɪ
surly
ˈsɜːlɪ
swirly
ˈswɜːlɪ
twirly
ˈtwɜːlɪ
whirly
ˈwɜːlɪ
wurley
ˈwɜːlɪ
wurlie
ˈwɜːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURLI

curl
curl one´s lip
curl paper
curl up
curled
curled paperwork
curler
curlew
curlew sandpiper
curlicue
curlier
curliest
curliewurlie
curlily
curliness
curling
curling iron
curling irons
curling pins
curling tongs

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURLI

Ali
Bali
Bengali
Cali
chili
Dali
deli
Dili
Eli
Holi
Israeli
kali
Kiswahili
li
Mali
Napoli
soli
Somali
Swahili
tali

Synonyms and antonyms of curli in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «curli» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURLI

Find out the translation of curli to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of curli from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curli» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

curli
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curli
570 millions of speakers

English

curli
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

curli
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

curli
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

curli
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Curli
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চক্রবাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

curli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curlew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

curli
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

curli
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curlew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

curli
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருட்டுபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्युलेव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çulluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

curli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

curli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

curli
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curli
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

curli
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

curli
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

curli
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curli

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURLI»

The term «curli» is regularly used and occupies the 103.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURLI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «curli» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «curli» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curli

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURLI»

Discover the use of curli in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curli and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bacterial Biofilms
3.3.1 Curli Proteinaceous extracellular fibers called curli were first observed in E. coli (Olsen et al. 1989) and have been shown to mediate adhesion, colonization, and biofilm formation in this and other species. In Salmonella spp., curli are ...
Tony Romeo, 2008
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Concepts in Bacterial Virulence
The pili of Neisseria recognize and interact with the cell surface receptor complement regulator CD46 [70]. Fimbriae Produced through the Extracellular Nucleator Pathway: Curli Organelles Many enterobacteria are capable of expressing ...
Wayne Russell, Heiko Herwald, 2005
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Moving on
When all the factories in the area was closing down, his plan was to move his family out west where there was a car manufactor hiring dedicated workers. He was all set but his wife had other plans that did not include moving out west.
C. Curli Williams, 2010
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Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract ...
Earlier studies have revealed that representation of curli is quite common on S. enteritidis and on some groups of E. coli causing enteric infections 2'3'6. Far less is, however, known about the frequency of curli producing strains among ...
Levente Emody, 2000
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Salmonella: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis
Among the proteinaceous components that have been characterized are the adhesive curli fimbriae (alternatively called Tafi or thin aggregative fimbriae (agf)) (Collinson et al., 1991; Römling et al., 1998a) and the large secreted protein BapA ...
Mikael Rhen, 2007
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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Whereas structures exemplified by P, CS1, type IV, and F pili are assembled from the base, curli formation occurs on the outer surface of the bacterium by the precipitation of secreted soluble pilin subunits into thin fibers (Figure 9). In E. coli, the ...
Moselio Schaechter, 2010
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Cellulose: Molecular and Structural Biology: Selected ...
However, when expressed by strains of serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis, we observed that cellulose is always coexpressed with proteinaceous appendaces, the curli fimbriae (see below). Cellulose expression showed a more variable ...
Richard Malcolm Brown, Inder M. Saxena, 2007
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Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds: Structure and Biochemistry
1998). Furthermore, curli mediate adhesion to host cells and inert surfaces, which is of medical importance as well (Vidal et al. 1998). Curli are critical determinants of attachment during biofilm formation and they are potent inducers of the host ...
Helmut König, Harald Claus, Ajit Varma, 2010
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The Functional Fold: Amyloid Structures in Nature
Though CsgA polymerizationis feasiblein the absence ofCsgB nucleator,in vivo curli biogenesis is impractical with its absence. This model is supported by the following observations and demonstrations. (i) Interbacterial complementation of  ...
Suzi Jarvis, Anika Mostaert, 2012
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Bacterial Secreted Proteins: Secretory Mechanisms and Role ...
Recently curli have been shown to be a PAMP (pathogen-associated molecular pattern) (Tukel et al., 2005). Curli are recognized by TLR2, resulting in the activation of IL-8 (Tukel et al., 2005). This is consistent with previous studies, which ...
Karl Wooldridge, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURLI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curli is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Temple-led research team finds …
The Temple team discovered that when curli amyloids and DNA meet, they form remarkably durable bonds in the biofilm. When the researchers ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
2
Are you the 2016 Lexus LX 570? [w/video]
Maaak. 1 Month Ago. Clearly Toyota has embraced the extra curli-q's school of design! Fugly fugly fugly. 7. Report; Reply ... «Autoblog, Jun 15»
3
Jennifer Jones foursome ready to take on the curling world one …
JONES TEAM Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer and Dawn McEwen will represent Canada at the world women's curling championship ... «Winnipeg Sun, Mar 15»
4
E coli bacteria may hold key to treating Parkinson's
E coli make amyloid curli on the cell surface, where it's protective, rather than toxic. The curli anchor the bacteria to kitchen counters and ... «Economic Times, Jan 15»
5
Trust your gut: E. coli may hold one of the keys to treating Parkinson's
E. coli make amyloid curli on the cell surface, where it's protective, rather than toxic. The curli anchor the bacteria to kitchen counters and ... «U of M News Service, Jan 15»
6
Adherence and Invasion of Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Secondary metabolites are being studied because asiatic acid and ursolic acid decreased expression of P fimbriae and curli fibers, altering cell morphology and ... «Medscape, Nov 14»
7
How to make a better adhesive without the nasty chemicals
Then they enmeshed these proteins in a lattice of self-organizing bacteria proteins normally found in slimy biofilms called curli fibers. It was the ... «GreenBiz.com, Oct 14»
8
MIT shellfish-based “super glue” offers possible maritime, surgical …
These two building blocks are mussel foot proteins and curli fibers, which are simply bacterial proteins that have little to no trouble clumping ... «Daily Free Press, Sep 14»
9
Joining Forces
Bioengineers at MIT fused two different mussel foot proteins with curli fibers, which are produced by E. coli bacteria in biofilms, to create a new ... «Scientist, Sep 14»
10
Biofilms Programmed to Serve as Material Foundries
... in an article entitled, “Programmable biofilm-based materials from engineered curli nanofibres.” In this report, the authors described how they ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Sep 14»

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