FIBRIL

fibril, filament, strand

(noun) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fibril (plural fibrils)

A fine fibre or filament

(biology) Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants

Source: Wiktionary


Fi"bril, n. Etym: [F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra.]

Definition: A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla. Cheyne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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