Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protofibril

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: protofib-ril
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elongated cluster of cells that grows into a fibril.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English fibril English protofibril From proto- + fibril.

Inflected Forms

protofibrils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protofibrillar protofibrilic protofibrillization protofibrillogenesis

Questions

What does protofibril mean?: An elongated cluster of cells that grows into a fibril.
Where does protofibril come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English fibril English protofibril From proto- + fibril.

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