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Definitions for Fibril

[1] a small or fine fiber or filament.
[2] Botany . any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.
[3] Cell Biology . any threadlike structure or filament.
[4] a small fibre or part of a fibre
[5] biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue

Words related to Fibril

cord, wire, string, yarn, hair, fiber, strand, filament, wool, ribbon, cotton, grain, thread, tissue, braid, gossamer, lisle, floss, web, grit

Words nearby Fibril

fibrefill, fibreglass, fibremia, fibrescope, fibriform, fibril, fibrilla, fibrillar, fibrillary contractions, fibrillary tremor, fibrillate

Origin of Fibril

1655–65; < New Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a ) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix

Other words from Fibril

fi·bril·lar , adjective
fi·bril·lose , adjective

Word origin for Fibril

C17: from New Latin fibrilla a little fibre

Synonyms for Fibril

cord, cotton, fiber, filament, hair, ribbon, strand, string, wire, wool, yarn, braid, floss, gossamer, lisle