thromboxane

[ throm-bok-seyn ]

/ θrɒmˈbɒk seɪn /

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noun Biochemistry.

a compound, C20H32O5, formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.

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Origin of thromboxane

1935–40; thromb- + ox- + -ane

Words nearby thromboxane

thromboplastic, thromboplastin, thrombopoietin, thrombose, thrombosis, thromboxane, thrombus, throne, throne room, throng, thronner