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- [throm-bin]
- /ˈθrɒm bɪn/
- /θrˈɒmbɪn/
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- [throm-bin]
- /ˈθrɒm bɪn/
Definitions of thrombin word
- noun thrombin an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process. 1
- noun thrombin an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot 0
- noun thrombin the enzyme of the blood, formed from prothrombin, that causes clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin 0
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Origin of thrombin
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; thromb(us) + -in2
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Parts of speech for Thrombin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thrombin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with thrombin
- what is thrombin?
- what does thrombin do?
- how does thrombin work?
- what is the function of prothrombin and thrombin in clotting?
- what is thrombin time?
- what converts prothrombin to thrombin?
- what is the function of thrombin?
- what does thrombin mean?
- what is thrombin used for?
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