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FIBRIN

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• FIBRIN (noun)
The noun FIBRIN has 1 sense:

1. a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

Familiarity information: FIBRIN used as a noun is very rare.

• FIBRIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fibrin" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

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