Meanings
nounfibrin (usually uncountable, plural fibrins)
plural fibrins · alternative obsolete fibrine
- uncountableusuallyA white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
- uncountableusuallyAn albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
verbfibrin (third-person singular simple present fibrins, present participle fibrining, simple past and past participle fibrined)
present singular third person fibrins · participle present fibrining · participle past fibrined · past fibrined · alternative obsolete fibrine
- To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
factor Ia
Also see
Origin
From fibre + -in (used to form chemical names of proteins, etc).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fibrina
- fibrinafibrous substance
Chinese Mandarin 血纖蛋白 /血纤蛋白
- 血纖蛋白 /血纤蛋白 (xuèxiān dànbái)fibrous substance
Esperanto fibrino
- fibrinofibrous substance
Finnish kuituaine, fibriini
- kuituainefibrous substance
- fibriinifibrous substance
Hungarian fibrin
- fibrinfibrous substance
Russian фибри́н
- фибри́н (fibrín)fibrous substance
Spanish fibrina
- fibrinafibrous substance
Swedish fibrin
- fibrinfibrous substance
Cite this entry
APA
fibrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrin
MLA
“fibrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrin.
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