microfibril

noun

mi·​cro·​fi·​bril ˌmī-krō-ˈfī-brəl How to pronounce microfibril (audio)
-ˈfi-
: a fine fibril
especially : one of the submicroscopic elongated bundles of cellulose of a plant cell wall
microfibrillar adjective

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Five of these helices wind together to make up a microfibril, and thousands of microfibrils gather to form a fibril. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microfibril was in 1938

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“Microfibril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfibril. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

microfibril

noun
mi·​cro·​fi·​bril -ˈfīb-rəl, -ˈfib- How to pronounce microfibril (audio)
: an extremely fine fibril
microfibrillar adjective

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