defibrinate

/dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/

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"Van Helsing turning to me, said:— ‘He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.’"

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fibre Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English fibrin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English defibrinate From de- + fibrin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

defibrinates (present, singular) defibrinating (participle, present) defibrinated (participle, past) defibrinated (past)

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How do you pronounce defibrinate?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/.

What does defibrinate mean?

(of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.

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