fibrinopeptide

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noun

A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting

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Meanings

nounfibrinopeptide (plural fibrinopeptides)

plural fibrinopeptides

  1. biochemistryA polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting

Origin

From fibrin + -o- + peptide.

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fibrinopeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinopeptide

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