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Fibrils
Table 4.1
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Stock preparation
Grammatical category:  Simple term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Thread-like elements unraveled from the walls of native cellulose fibres in papermaking by the action of refiners.
Definition source:  EN 30
Context:  Refining is the main means of improving a fiber’s ability to form hydrogen bonds - not least because the creation of fibrils increases the surface area available, while at the same time generally making the fiber more flexible (including collapsing the lumen).
Context source:  EN 10
Attestation:  2
Related terms:  Fibrillation
It:  Fibrille
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Fibrilles
Degree of reliability FR:  3