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fi·bril

 (fī′brəl, fĭb′rəl)
n.
1. A small slender fiber or filament.
2. Anatomy A threadlike fiber or filament, such as a myofibril or neurofibril, that is a constituent of a cell or larger structure.
3. A long strand of proteins that are aggregated together in a beta-sheet structure; an amyloid fibril.
[New Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra, fiber.]
fi′bril·lar (-lər), fi′bril·lar′y (-lĕr′ē) adj.
fi′bril·lose′ (-lōs′) adj.
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fibril

(ˈfaɪbrɪl) or

fibrilla

n, pl -brils or -brillae (-ˈbrɪliː)
1. a small fibre or part of a fibre
2. (Biology) biology a threadlike structure, such as a root hair or a thread of muscle tissue
[C17: from New Latin fibrilla a little fibre]
ˈfibrilar, fiˈbrillar, fiˈbrillose adj
fiˈbrilliˌform adj
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fi•bril

(ˈfaɪ brəl, ˈfɪb rəl)

n.
1. a small or fine fiber or threadlike structure.
2. root hair.
[1655–65; < New Latin <fibrilla < Latin fibra fiber]
fi′bril•lar, adj.
fi′bril•lose`, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fibril - a very slender natural or synthetic fiberfibril - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
filament, strand
barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
cobweb, gossamer - filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
chromatid - one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle - one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
rhizoid - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
hypha - any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
paraphysis - a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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fibril

noun
A very fine continuous strand:
fiber, filament, thread.
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fi·bril

n. filamento, fibrilla, fibra pequeña.
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So when in tears The love of years Is wasted like the snow, And the fine fibrils of its life By the rude wrong of instant strife Are broken at a blow Within the heart Do springs upstart Of which it doth now know, And strange, sweet dreams, Like silent streams That from new fountains overflow, With the earlier tide Of rivers glide Deep in the heart whose hope has died-- Quenching the fires its ashes hide,-- Its ashes, whence will spring and grow Sweet flowers, ere long, The rare and radiant flowers of song!
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