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heparins

heparins is the plural of heparin.

Meaning of heparin

Noun

heparin (countable and uncountable, plural heparins)

  1. A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

Questions about heparins

What is heparins the plural of?
Heparins is the plural of heparin.

Words near heparins in the dictionary

  1. heparinizes
  2. heparinizing
  3. heparinlike
  4. heparinoid
  5. heparinoids
  6. heparins
  7. heparitin
  8. heparization
  9. hepars
  10. HEPAs
  11. hepat-

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