fibril

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fibril

  • /ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/ US

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Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

noun fibrils

  1. A fine fibre or filament.
  2. Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.

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noun fine fibre or filament

Françaisfibrille

noun fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants

Españolfibrilla
Françaisfibrille
DeutschFäserchen
Ελληνικάινίδιο inídio

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"fibril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fibril. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fibril. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fibril

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"fibril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fibril.

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@misc{fibril_2026,
  title = {fibril},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fibril},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}