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fibrin

/ˈfaɪbɹɪn/

fibrin noun: a white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.

Noun

fibrin (usually uncountable, plural fibrins)

  1. (usually) A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
  2. (usually) An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
  3. (usually) An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

Verb

fibrin (third-person singular simple present fibrins, present participle fibrining, simple past and past participle fibrined)

  1. To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.

fibrin meaning in Tamil

fibrin in Tamil

இரத்த உறைதல் மூலப் பொருள், பைபிரின், ஃபைப்ரின், இரத்த உறவு, ஃபைப்ரின் நாரியல் பொருள்

Synonyms of fibrin

  • factor Ia

Forms of fibrin

Noun
pluralfibrins
alternative form (obsolete)fibrine
Verb
third-person singular presentfibrins
present participlefibrining
past participlefibrined
pastfibrined

Origin of fibrin

From fibre + -in (used to form chemical names of proteins, etc).

Words formed from fibrin

Questions about fibrin

What does fibrin mean?
Fibrin means a white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
What is fibrin in Tamil?
Fibrin in Tamil is இரத்த உறைதல் மூலப் பொருள், பைபிரின், ஃபைப்ரின். See Fibrin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fibrin?
Fibrin can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce fibrin?
Fibrin is pronounced /ˈfaɪbɹɪn/.
What is the plural of fibrin?
The plural of fibrin is fibrins.

Words near fibrin in the dictionary

  1. fibrillovesicular
  2. fibrilogenesis
  3. fibrilogenic
  4. fibrilogenicity
  5. fibrils
  6. fibrin
  7. fibrinase
  8. fibrinases
  9. fibrination
  10. fibrinations
  11. fibrine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fibrin (page history and authors); fibrin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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