microfibriln.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfʌɪbrɪl/, /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɪbrɪl/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈfɪbr(ə)l/ Biology.
Any of various submicroscopic fibrils found in biological material; esp. each of a group that together make up a larger fibril, as in cellulose.
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microfibril1938
1938 Nature 19 Nov. 902/1 It may be observed..that the micelles themselves are aggregated into ‘micro~fibrils’, separated by spaces rather larger than the usual intermicellar spaces.
1952 Science 7 Mar. 257/1 The cellulosic matrix of both types of walls is composed..of a coherent, continuous system of microfibrils.
1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics xx. 351 It is also probable that with cotton, there is some binding or entanglement of the microfibrils and even of the growth layers.
1970 T. S. Leeson & C. R. Leeson Histol. (ed. 2) ii. 37/1 In many cells cytoplasmic micro~fibrils are present, probably consisting of elongated protein molecules.
1990 Sci. News 4 Aug. 79/1 Without fibrillin, the body's billions of cells cannot surround themselves with microfibrils—tiny filaments of connective tissue that provide structural support in the spaces between cells.
1997 New Scientist 24 May 85/1 (advt.) The project is to examine structural and functional changes in the organisation and stability of fibrillin microfibrils in skin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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