Fibrin

Origin

fibre + -in("used to form chemical names of proteins, etc")

Full definition of fibrin

Noun

1. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
2. An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
3. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

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