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thromboxane

thromboxane noun: any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood.

Noun

thromboxane (plural thromboxanes)

  1. Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood

Forms of thromboxane

pluralthromboxanes

Origin of thromboxane

From thromb- + oxane.

Questions about thromboxane

What does thromboxane mean?
Thromboxane means any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood.
What part of speech is thromboxane?
Thromboxane is a noun.
What is the plural of thromboxane?
The plural of thromboxane is thromboxanes.

Words near thromboxane in the dictionary

  1. thrombotonin
  2. thrombotripsy
  3. thrombovaricophlebitis
  4. thrombovascular
  5. thrombovasculitis
  6. thromboxane
  7. thromboxanes
  8. thrombspondin
  9. thrombspondins
  10. thrombus
  11. thromde

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