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# follicle

noun (a follicle, follicles) — (science)

«follicle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) A tiny hole or sac in the skin from which a hair grows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#m1)
2. (science) A small sac in the body containing other things, such as an egg in the ovary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on skin and hair: each hair grows from a follicle. When you get goose bumps, small muscles pull the hairs up. Shampoo adverts talk about «hair follicles».

### Examples

- Each hair grows from a follicle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x1)
- A pimple can form when a follicle is blocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x2)
- There are thousands of follicles on your head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x3)
- The diagram shows a hair inside its follicle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x4)
- Pulling out a hair can hurt the follicle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x5)
- Sweat glands sit near the hair follicles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Pronounced FOL-ih-kul. Spelling: follicle — two l's, then -icle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «follicle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/follicle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«follicle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/follicle.html) on Mova free.