fibrin

[ fahy-brin ]
/ ˈfaɪ brɪn /

noun

the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
Botany. a fibrinlike substance found in some plants; gluten.

Origin of fibrin

First recorded in 1790–1800; fibr- + -in2

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrin

fi·brin·ous, adjective

Words nearby fibrin

fibrillate, fibrillated, fibrillation, fibrilliform, fibrillogenesis, fibrin, fibrin calculus, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation product, fibrinase, fibrino-, fibrinocellular

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British Dictionary definitions for fibrin

fibrin
/ (ˈfɪbrɪn) /

noun

a white insoluble elastic protein formed from fibrinogen when blood clots: forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

Medical definitions for fibrin

fibrin
[ fī′brĭn ]

n.

An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein derived from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.

Other words from fibrin

fi′brin•ous adj.

Scientific definitions for fibrin

fibrin
[ fī′brĭn ]

A fibrous protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and essential to the coagulation of blood. Fibrin works by forming a fibrous network in which blood cells become trapped, thereby producing a clot.