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defibrinate

[ dee-fahy-bruh-neyt ]
/ diˈfaɪ brəˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·fi·bri·nat·ed, de·fi·bri·nat·ing.Medicine/Medical.
to remove fibrin from (blood).
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Origin of defibrinate

First recorded in 1835–45; de- + fibrin + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM defibrinate

de·fi·bri·na·tion, noun

Words nearby defibrinate

defiberize, defibrate, defibrillate, defibrillation, defibrillator, defibrinate, defibrination, deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease, deficiency judgment
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How to use defibrinate in a sentence

  • He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.

    Dracula|Bram Stoker
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