FIBRINOLYSIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

Synonyms:

fibrinolysin; plasmin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fibrinolysin" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fibrinolysin"):

plasminogen (an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents)

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