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fibril

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪbrɪl/
Definition of fibril

noun

technical
  • a small or slender fibre:each muscle fibre is subdivided into smaller fibrils

Derivatives

fibrillar

adjective

fibrillary

adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from modern Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra (see fibre)

fibril in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fibril in the US English dictionary