Fibril Definition
fībrəl, fĭbrəl
fibrils
noun
fibrils
A small fiber, esp. a component of a larger fiber.
Webster's New World
A root hair.
Webster's New World
A threadlike fiber or filament, such as a myofibril or neurofibril, that is a constituent of a cell or larger structure.
American Heritage Medicine
A long strand of proteins that are aggregated together in a beta-sheet structure; an amyloid fibril.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Fibril
Noun
Singular:
fibril
Plural:
fibrilsOrigin of Fibril
New Latin fibrilla diminutive of Latin fibra fiber
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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