fibre or (US) fiber /fīˈbər/

1. A filament or thread-like cell of animal, vegetable or mineral origin, natural or synthetic
2. A structure or material composed of such filaments
3. Texture
4. Strength of character
5. Stamina
6. Dietary fibre, roughage

fīˈbrate noun (medicine)

Any of a group of chemical compounds that reduce levels of fats in the body

fīˈbred or (US) fīˈbered adjective

Having fibre

fīˈbreless or (US) fībˈerless adjective

Without fibre, strength or nerve

fīˈbriform adjective

Fibre-like

fīˈbrin noun

An insoluble protein precipitated as a network of fibres when blood coagulates

fībrinˈogen /-jən/ noun

A protein that forms fibrin

fīˈbrinoid adjective

Of or like fibrin

A natural material that resembles fibrin

fībrinolˈysin noun

1. An enzyme in the blood which causes the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots
2. A drug having the same effect

fīˈbrinolysis noun

The enzymatic breakdown of fibrin

fīˈbrinous adjective

Of or like fibrin

fīˈbrō noun (pl fīˈbros) (Aust)

1. A building-board of a compressed asbestos and cement mixture (also Fīˈbrocementˈ®)
2. A house constructed of such material

(also Fīˈbrocementˈ®) of or relating to fibro or fibros

fīˈbroblast noun

A cell in connective tissue from which fibrous tissue is formed

fībroblastˈic adjective

fībrocarˈtilage noun

Cartilage with embedded fibres

Fibrocement® noun see fibro above

fībrocystˈic adjective

Of or relating to growth of fibrous tissue with cystic spaces

fīˈbrocyte noun

A normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage

fīˈbroid adjective

Of a fibrous nature

A fibrous benign tumour

fibroin /fīˈbrō-in/ noun

The chief chemical constituent of silk

fīˈbroline /-lēn/ noun

A yarn of flax, hemp and jute waste, used with linen or cotton for the backs of carpets, etc

fīˈbrolite noun

A fibrous variety of the mineral sillimanite

fībrōˈma noun (pl fibrōˈmata or fibrōˈmas)

A benign tumour composed of fibrous tissue

fībromyalˈgia noun (medicine)

A debilitating condition which causes severe and persistent muscular pain

fībronecˈtin noun

A protein found in blood, important in cell growth

fibrose /fī-brōsˈ/ intransitive verb

To form fibrous tissue

Fibrous

fībrōˈsis noun

A morbid growth of fibrous tissue

fībrosīˈtis noun

Inflammation (esp rheumatic) of fibrous tissue

fībrotˈic adjective

Relating to fibrosis

fīˈbrous adjective

Composed of or like fibres

fībrovasˈcūlar adjective

Composed of fibres and conducting elements

fīˈbreboard or (US) fīˈberboard noun

A material made from compressed wood fibres

fīˈbrefill noun

Synthetic material used for stuffing or insulation in furnishings and garments

fīˈbreglass or (US) fīˈberglass noun

1. A synthetic fibre made of extremely fine filaments of molten glass, used in textile manufacture, in heat and sound insulation, and in reinforced plastics
2. Plastic reinforced with glass fibres

fibre optics singular noun

1. A technique using fibre-optic bundles (or fibre-optics bundles), fibre-optic cables (or fibre-optics cables), bundles of extremely thin flexible glass fibres suitably coated, used in optical instruments to transmit maximum light by total internal reflection, and giving images of maximum clarity, and designed, because of their flexibility, for seeing into otherwise inaccessible places
2. A technique using fibre-optic cables to transmit multiple simultaneous data messages over long distances

fiˈbre-optic adjective

fibre-optic transceiver noun

An electronic device which converts electrical data signals into light signals suitable for transmission down a fibre-optic cable and vice versa

fiˈbrescope or (US) fiˈberscope noun

A medical instrument using fibre-optic bundles that allows examination of internal structures, eg the alimentary canal

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