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thrombin

/ˈθɹɒmbɪn/

thrombin noun: an enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).

Noun

thrombin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombins)

  1. An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).
    Synonyms:
    factor II

thrombin meaning in Tamil and Kannada

thrombin in Tamil

இரத்த உரைவு ஊக்கி நொதிப்பி, திராம்பின், துரம்பின்

thrombin in Kannada

ಕರಣೆದೊಳೆ, ಹೆಪ್ಪುದೊಳೆ, ಗರಣೆದೊಳೆ

Synonyms of thrombin

Forms of thrombin

pluralthrombins

Origin of thrombin

From thromb- + -in.

Words formed from thrombin

Phrases with thrombin

Questions about thrombin

What does thrombin mean?
Thrombin means an enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).
What is thrombin in Tamil?
Thrombin in Tamil is இரத்த உரைவு ஊக்கி நொதிப்பி, திராம்பின், துரம்பின். See Thrombin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thrombin?
Thrombin is a noun.
How do you pronounce thrombin?
Thrombin is pronounced /ˈθɹɒmbɪn/.
What is the plural of thrombin?
The plural of thrombin is thrombins.

Words near thrombin in the dictionary

  1. thrombendarteriectomies
  2. thrombendarteriectomy
  3. thrombendoarterectomy
  4. thrombi
  5. thrombiculid
  6. thrombin
  7. thrombin clotting time
  8. thrombin clotting times
  9. thrombin time
  10. thrombin times
  11. thrombinlike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thrombin (page history and authors); thrombin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thrombin (Kannada 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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