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thrombin

/ˈθɹɒmbɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
throm-bin
IPA
/ˈθɹɒmbɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From thromb- + -in.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

thrombins (plural)

Derived Forms

argatroban meizothrombin prethrombin prothrombin thrombinlike thrombinuria thrombospondin

Phrases

thrombin clotting time thrombin time lipoic acid

Frequently Paired Words

fibrinoplastin lipoic acid thrombus Thr

Synonyms

factor II

Questions

How do you pronounce thrombin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹɒmbɪn/.
What does thrombin mean?
An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).
Where does thrombin come from?
From thromb- + -in.

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