Synonyms for fibril

Most common

strand · filament

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fine fibre or filament.

Related words

Word family

fibrillar

Forms

Plural

fibrils → filaments, strands, fibrillae…

Example sentences

• strand How can you tell which strand is 5' to 3' on DNA?
• filament You can see the filament inside the light bulb.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

strand¹

8 letters

filament³, fibrilla

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filament³ = 3 syllables).