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Meaning of FIBRIL

Pronunciation:  'fIbrul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
 
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 Synonyms: filament, strand
 
 See Also: barb, chromatid, cobweb, fiber, fibre, gossamer, hypha, myofibril, myofibrilla, paraphysis, rhizoid, sarcostyle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fi"bril\, n. [F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra.]
A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread;
a fibrilla. --Cheyne.
 

 

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