Fibroin
(Fi"bro*in) n. [L. fibra a fiber.] (Chem.) A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk,
extracted as a white amorphous mass.
Fibrolite
(Fi"bro*lite) n. [L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe.] (Min.) A silicate of alumina, of fibrous
or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; — called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
Fibroma
(||Fi*bro"ma) n. [NL. See Fiber, and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue,
or of same modification of such tissue.
Fibrospongiæ
(||Fi`bro*spon"gi*æ) n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge.] (Zoöl.) An order of
sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges.
Fibrous
(Fi"brous) a. [Cf. F. fibreux.] Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the
cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. — Fi"brous*ness, n.
Fibrovascular
(Fi`bro*vas"cu*lar) a. [L. fibra a fiber + E. vascular.] (Bot.) Containing woody fiber and
ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; — opposed to cellular.
Fibster
(Fib"ster) n. One who tells fibs. [Jocular]
Fibula
(||Fib"u*la) n.; pl. FibulÆ [L., clasp, buckle.]
1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp.
Wordsworth. 2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
Fibu-lar
(Fib"u-lar) a. Pertaining to the fibula.
Fibulare
(||Fib`u*la"re) n.; pl. Fibularia [NL. See Fibula.] (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus,
which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals.
Fice
(Fice) n. A small dog; — written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc. [Southern U.S.]
Fiché
(Fi*ché) a. (Her.) See FitchÉ.
Fichtelite
(Fich"tel*ite) n. (Min.) A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria.
Fichu
(Fich"u) n. [F., neckerchief.] A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and
throat, and extending to the shoulders.
