English Explanatory Dictionary

fibril

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fine fibre or filament.
  2. Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fibril.wav

Word forms

fibril fibrils

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

Derived words

actinofibril antifibril fibrilization fibrilize fibrillar fibrillary fibrilliferous fibrilliform fibrillin fibrillization fibrillogenesis heterofibril interfibrillar macrofibril melanofibril microfibril myofibril nanofibril neurofibril profibril protofibril subfibril tonofibril
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