fibril

[ fahy-bruhl, fib-ruhl ]
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noun
  1. a small or fine fiber or filament.

  2. Botany. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.

  1. Cell Biology. any threadlike structure or filament.

Origin of fibril

1
1655–65; <New Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix

Other words from fibril

  • fi·bril·lar, adjective
  • fi·bril·lose, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fibril

fibril

fibrilla (faɪˈbrɪlə, fɪ-)

/ (ˈfaɪbrɪl) /


nounplural -brils or -brillae (-ˈbrɪliː)
  1. a small fibre or part of a fibre

  2. biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue

Origin of fibril

1
C17: from New Latin fibrilla a little fibre

Derived forms of fibril

  • fibrilar, fibrillar or fibrillose, adjective
  • fibrilliform, adjective

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Scientific definitions for fibril

fibril

[ brəl, fĭbrəl ]


  1. Any of various threadlike fibers or filaments that are constituent parts of a cell or larger structure. Cellulose fibrils are the main component of cell walls in plants. Fibrils make up the contractile part of striated muscle fiber in the body.

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