defibrinate

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UK/dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/

verb

(of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.

OriginEnglish fibrin ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdefibrinate (third-person singular simple present defibrinates, present participle defibrinating, simple past and past participle defibrinated)

present singular third person defibrinates · participle present defibrinating · participle past defibrinated · past defibrinated

  1. transitivemedicine(of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.

    Van Helsing turning to me, said:— ‘He is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.’

    1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishfibre
  8. Englishfibrin
  9. Englishdefibrinate

From de- + fibrin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

defibrinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrinate

MLA

“defibrinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defibrinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrinate.

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