Fibril

Fibril

Fibril is a fine fiber approximately 1 nm in diameter.

Cytoplasmic fibrils are observed on the protoplasmic cylinders found in most spirochetal species, although no function of the cytoplasmic fibrils has been ascribed.

Polysaccharides, the union of several linked monosaccharides, sometimes serve as a structural compound. Cellulose, the most abundant organic compound on Earth, forms cable-like strings, known as fibrils in the tough walls that enclose plant cells. While cellulose is a compilation of glucose monomers, they form unbranched, long strands instead of coils like starch or glycogen. These are arranged in parallel lines which form on top of each other in an intricate layer through hydrogen bonding.


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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fibril — 1680s, back formation from Mod.L. fibrilla, dim. of L. fibra (see FIBER (Cf. fiber)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fibril — ► NOUN technical ▪ a small or slender fibre. DERIVATIVES fibrillar adjective fibrillary adjective. ORIGIN Latin fibrilla little fibre …   English terms dictionary

  • fibril — [fī′brəl] n. [< ModL fibrilla, dim. of L fibra, FIBER] 1. a small fiber, esp. a component of a larger fiber 2. a root hair fibrillar [fī′brə lər] adj. fibrillary [fī′brə ler΄ē] …   English World dictionary

  • fibril — fibrilė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plaušelis, skaidulėlė. atitikmenys: angl. fibril; fibrilla rus. волоконце; фибрилла …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • fibril — noun Etymology: New Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra Date: 1664 a small filament or fiber: as a. root hair b. (1) one of the fine threads into which a striated muscle fiber can be longitudinally split (2) neurofibril • fibrillar… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fibril — n.; pl. llae [L. dim. of fibra, thread] Small fibers or threads within cells …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • fibril — fibrillar, adj. fibrillose, adj. /fuy breuhl, fib reuhl/, n. 1. a small or fine fiber or filament. 2. Bot. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants. 3. Cell Biol. any threadlike structure or filament. [1655 65; < NL fibrilla,… …   Universalium

  • fibril — noun a) A fine fibre or filament b) Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants …   Wiktionary

  • Fibril — The diminutive of fiber. A small fiber, a fine thread. * * * A minute fiber or component of a fiber. SYN: fibrilla. [Mod. L. fibrilla] anchoring fibrils collagen fibrils that insert in to the basal lamina of the epidermis and bind it down to the… …   Medical dictionary

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