fibril
noun
a small or fine fiber or filament.
fibrillar
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a word derived from
fibril.
Example Sentences
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This increase in collagen cross-linking, induced by hyperglycemia, limited plastic deformations via fibrillar sliding.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
It is clear that the production of amyloid fibrillar forms of rPrP is not sufficient to generate mammalian prions with infectivity that can be demonstrated through bioassays69.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
The AstroTurf was soft and fibrillar and worn in.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2016
Quite similar fibrillar movements seem to be made by the tongue in bulbar paralysis, and in the case of dogs and guinea-pigs whose hypoglossus has been severed.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
The exposed posterior part of each bears posteriorly converging ridges; the anterior part is widest and shows a fine fibrillar structure.
From A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas by Joan Echols
