Definitions
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- noun A bundle of
cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Four of these keratin springs are twisted together to form a rope, called a protofibril, and eleven of these protofibrils are twisted together to form a thicker rope, called a microfibril.
Archive 2006-10-01 Carla 2006
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Four of these keratin springs are twisted together to form a rope, called a protofibril, and eleven of these protofibrils are twisted together to form a thicker rope, called a microfibril.
Ancient Egyptian hair dye - technology finally catches up Carla 2006
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[11], and Retroactive (Rtv) and Knickkopf (Knk) that are required for the organisation of the chitin microfibril in the aECM, the molecular functions of which, however, are unknown
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michaela Norum et al. 2010
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