thrombin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrɒmbɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(throm′bin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
throm•bin  (throm′bin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryan enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
  • thromb(us) + -in2 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thrombin /ˈθrɒmbɪn/ n
  1. an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
'thrombin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fibrinogen - prothrombin - fibrin - thrombo- - thromboplastin

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