Audio English.net » Dictionary » L » Lipo-lutin ... Liriodendron Tulipifera

LIQUAEMIN

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

1. a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery

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

• LIQUAEMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Liquaemin ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

heparin; Lipo-Hepin; Liquaemin

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

anticoagulant; anticoagulant medication; decoagulant (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
(English proverb)
"A person is known by the company he keeps."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"My friends are like stars, pick one and it'll guide you."
(Arabic proverb)
"A cheeky person owns half the world"
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of anticoagulant
Meaning of anticoagulant medication
Meaning of polyose
Meaning of polysaccharide
Meaning of decoagulant

What other visitors were searching for:

Proper usage of the word Liquaemin
AudioEnglish dictionary
Liquaemin definition
Terminology for advanced learners
Information about Liquaemin in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary
Audio English courses
What does Liquaemin mean?

Page delivered in 0.1055 seconds