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fibrin

/ˈfaɪbɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
fib-rin
IPA
/ˈfaɪbɹɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

Uncountable

verb

To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From fibre + -in (used to form chemical names of proteins, etc).

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

fibrins (plural) fibrine (alternative, obsolete) fibrins (present, singular) fibrining (participle, present) fibrined (participle, past) fibrined (past)

Derived Forms

antifibrin defibrinate fibrinase fibrination fibrinlike fibrinogen fibrinogenesis fibrinogenic fibrinogenous fibrinoid fibrinopeptide fibrinoplastin

Phrases

vegetable fibrin

Synonyms

factor Ia

Homonyms

fibrine

Questions

How do you pronounce fibrin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪbɹɪn/.
What does fibrin mean?
A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
Where does fibrin come from?
Etymology tree 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 From fibre + -in (used to form chemical names of proteins, etc).

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