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fibrinopeptide

fibrinopeptide noun: a polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.

Noun

fibrinopeptide (plural fibrinopeptides)

  1. A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting

Forms of fibrinopeptide

pluralfibrinopeptides

Origin of fibrinopeptide

From fibrin + -o- + peptide.

Questions about fibrinopeptide

What does fibrinopeptide mean?
Fibrinopeptide means a polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
What part of speech is fibrinopeptide?
Fibrinopeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of fibrinopeptide?
The plural of fibrinopeptide is fibrinopeptides.

Words near fibrinopeptide in the dictionary

  1. fibrinolyze
  2. fibrinolyzed
  3. fibrinolyzes
  4. fibrinolyzing
  5. fibrinonecrotic
  6. fibrinopeptide
  7. fibrinopeptides
  8. fibrinoplastic
  9. fibrinoplastin
  10. fibrinoplastine
  11. fibrinoplatelet

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