Definitions for fibril

fibril fi·bril

Spelling: [fahy-bruh l, fib-ruh l]
IPA: /ˈfaɪ brəl, ˈfɪb rəl/

Fibril is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in fibril (bfiilr).

Definitions for fibril

noun

  1. a small or fine fiber or filament.
  2. Botany. any of the delicate hairs on the young roots of some plants.
  3. Cell Biology. any threadlike structure or filament.

Origin of fibril

1655-65; New Latin fibrilla, equivalent to Latin fibr(a) fiber + -illa diminutive suffix

Examples for fibril

Fī′bril, a small fibre; one of the extremely minute threads composing an animal fibre; fibril′la, a fibril, filament.

Word Value for fibril
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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