plasmin

[ plaz-min ]
/ ˈplæz mɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

fibrinolysin.

Origin of plasmin

First recorded in 1865–70; plasm- + -in2

Words nearby plasmin

plasmapheresis, plasmapheretic, plasmasol, plasmasphere, plasmid, plasmin, plasminogen, plasminogen activator, plasmo-, plasmocyte, plasmodesma

British Dictionary definitions for plasmin

plasmin
/ (ˈplæzmɪn) /

noun

a proteolytic enzyme that causes fibrinolysis in blood clots

Medical definitions for plasmin

plasmin
[ plăz′mĭn ]

n.

An enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides and esters of arginine and histidine and converts fibrin to soluble products. fibrinase fibrinolysin