fibrin

English

/ˈfaɪbɹɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
  • An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
  • An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

Etymology

Suffix from English fibre.

Origin

English

fibre

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