fibrous

adjective fi·brous \ ˈfī-brəs \

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

Examples: fibrous in a Sentence

Definition of fibrous

1 a : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers

b : characterized by fibrosis

c : capable of being separated into fibers

a fibrous mineral

2 : tough, sinewy

fibrous texture

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Examples of fibrous in a Sentence

He had surgery to remove fibrous scar tissue in his knee.
thick, fibrous hair that was not easy to comb

Recent Examples of fibrous from the Web

Coal dust particles enter the lungs, irritating the delicate lung tissue and eventually forming massive impenetrable fibrous tissue that significantly restricts the lung's functions and causes scarring, which can lead to lung failure and death.

— beth warren, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky coal mine officials charged with cheating on key safety tests," 11 July 2018
Since the first electron microscopes turned their beams on bone in the late 1960s, scientists knew it was primarily made up of bone mineral and collagen, a fibrous protein.

— angus chen, Scientific American, "Core Strength: Extreme “Close Ups” May Help Explain Why Our Bones Are So Strong," 3 May 2018
That’s why almost all the mangoes in American markets are the fine-looking but bland, fibrous pretenders from Florida, Brazil or Mexico, not the storied ones of India.

— chandrahas choudhury, WSJ, "On the Great Indian Mango Trail," 6 July 2018
The bun is impressive, but the real miracle of this dish is that Kapur figured out how to summon a perfect echo of a traditional steamed bun texture from something as tough and fibrous as beef tongue.

— ali bouzari, SFChronicle.com, "Housemade: The magic of Liholiho Yacht Club," 22 June 2018
To her left, a Ziploc bulged with what looked like miniature coconuts, the fibrous skins creasing the plastic.

— eric boodman, STAT, "It’s not ‘all in your head’: When other doctors give up on patients, a boundary-breaking neurologist treats them," 19 June 2018
But first the raw product's fibrous stalk needs to be removed from the inner stem, Albers said.

— zaz hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska is on the brink of a hemp-growing industry. But first, the state gets to pick the players.," 26 May 2018
Individuals working with tough, fibrous material, Frayer reasoned, could have held it between their teeth and one hand, then used an edged stone tool to saw off a small piece with the other hand.

— gemma tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Was Science Wrong About Being Right?," 18 May 2018
Cut off spiny tops of artichokes, snap off dark green outer leaves down to tender yellowish ones, and trim fibrous outer layer of stem.

— Sunset, "Composed Mediterranean Salad," 22 Jan. 2018

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