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fibrinoplastin

fibrinoplastin noun: an albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.

Noun

fibrinoplastin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.

Synonyms of fibrinoplastin

Origin of fibrinoplastin

From fibrin + Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós, “mouldable”); compare plastic.

Questions about fibrinoplastin

What does fibrinoplastin mean?
Fibrinoplastin means an albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.
What part of speech is fibrinoplastin?
Fibrinoplastin is a noun.

Words near fibrinoplastin in the dictionary

  1. fibrinolyzing
  2. fibrinonecrotic
  3. fibrinopeptide
  4. fibrinopeptides
  5. fibrinoplastic
  6. fibrinoplastin
  7. fibrinoplastine
  8. fibrinoplatelet
  9. fibrinoplatelets
  10. fibrinoprotein
  11. fibrinoproteins

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