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THROMBIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombin mean?

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

1. an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot

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

Dictionary entry details

• THROMBIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

coagulase (an enzyme that induces coagulation)

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