defibrinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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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."
From Dracula by Bram Stoker
Although naturalists have only recently discovered that vampires can be kept alive with defibrinated blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fill a large test tube or a small bottle one fourth full of the defibrinated blood and thin it by adding an equal amount of water.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
Place on a glass slide a thin layer of defibrinated blood; try to read printed matter through it.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
The blood from the hyperimmunes is defibrinated and a preservative added, and after it has been tested for potency and freedom from contaminating organisms, it is ready for use.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
This is "whipped" or defibrinated blood, which has lost the power of coagulating spontaneously.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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