fibril

2 definitions found

fibril - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fibril \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.
     [1913 Webster]

fibril - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fibril
      n 1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril,
           filament, strand]