Fibrin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
  • n. An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice.
  • n. The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin.
  • n. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A complex nitrogenous substance belonging to the class of proteids.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
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