fibrin

[ fahy-brin ]

/ ˈfaɪ brɪn /

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noun

the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.

Botany. a fibrinlike substance found in some plants; gluten.

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Origin of fibrin

First recorded in 1790–1800; fibr- + -in²

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrin

fi·brin·ous, adjective

Words nearby fibrin

fibril, fibrilla, fibrillate, fibrillation, fibrilliform, fibrin, fibrino-, fibrinogen, fibrinogenic, fibrinoid, fibrinolysin

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How to use fibrin in a sentence

The resulting coagulum is made up of a meshwork of fibrin fibrils with entangled corpuscles and plaques.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A clot is simply a mass of fibrin threads with a large number of corpuscles tangled within.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
Then fibrin and hyaline tissue are stained deep blue, whilst bacteria which "stain Gram" appear of a deep blue-violet colour.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
It is composed of true vegetable fibrin and a small quantity of gliadin.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

We then find that it has lost its clear appearance, has become thick and muddy, and has floating in it flakes of fibrin.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for fibrin

fibrin

/ (ˈfɪbrɪn) /

noun

a white insoluble elastic protein formed from fibrinogen when blood clots: forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

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Scientific definitions for fibrin

fibrin

[ fī′brĭn ]

A fibrous protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and essential to the coagulation of blood. Fibrin works by forming a fibrous network in which blood cells become trapped, thereby producing a clot.