Meanings
- obsoleteuncountablebiochemistryAn albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.
Synonyms: paraglobulin, paraglobin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin. Now understood to be any of a certain group of proteins in the blood, each of whose members has a more modern name.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπλαστός“mouldable”
- Englishfibrinoplastin
From fibrin + Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós, “mouldable”); compare plastic.
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fibrinoplastin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibrinoplastin
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