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fibrillary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to fibrils, or nanoscale fibers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a fibrillary structure

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fibril Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English fibrillary From fibril + -ary.