fibrinase

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noun

An enzyme involved in the formation of fibrin.

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factor XIII
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Meanings

nounfibrinase (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinases)

plural fibrinases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme involved in the formation of fibrin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounin the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot

Similar
factor XIII
Broader
coagulation factorclotting factor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fibrin + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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