fibril
a small or fine fiber or filament.
Botany. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.
Cell Biology. any threadlike structure or filament.
Origin of fibril
1Other words from fibril
- fi·bril·lar, adjective
- fi·bril·lose, adjective
Words Nearby fibril
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How to use fibril in a sentence
Each of these vesicles contains an auditory rod, and is in communication with the auditory nerve through a delicate nerve-fibril.
The Dawn of Reason | James WeirBut a muscular fibril contracts only under the stimulus of a nervous impulse.
The Whence and the Whither of Man | John Mason TylerFī′bril, a small fibre; one of the extremely minute threads composing an animal fibre; fibril′la, a fibril, filament.
British Dictionary definitions for fibril
fibrilla (faɪˈbrɪlə, fɪ-)
/ (ˈfaɪbrɪl) /
a small fibre or part of a fibre
biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue
Origin of fibril
1Derived forms of fibril
- fibrilar, fibrillar or fibrillose, adjective
- fibrilliform, adjective
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Scientific definitions for fibril
[ fī′brəl, fĭb′rəl ]
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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