kaolin-cephalin clotting time

noun

A blood test that uses kaolin as an activator and cephalin to facilitate coagulation in a plasma sample, historically used to measure the amount of time it takes for a clot to form.

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Meanings

nounkaolin-cephalin clotting time (countable and uncountable, plural kaolin-cephalin clotting times)

plural kaolin-cephalin clotting times

  1. countableuncountablehematologyA blood test that uses kaolin as an activator and cephalin to facilitate coagulation in a plasma sample, historically used to measure the amount of time it takes for a clot to form.

    Synonyms: KCCT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA blood test that uses kaolin as an activator and cephalin to facilitate coagulation in a plasma sample, historically used to measure the amount of time it takes for a clot to form.

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KCCT
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APA

kaolin-cephalin clotting time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolin-cephalin%20clotting%20time

MLA

“kaolin-cephalin clotting time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolin-cephalin%20clotting%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaolin-cephalin clotting time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolin-cephalin%20clotting%20time.

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