plasmin

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noun

A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots.

Similar
fibrinolysin
OriginEnglish plasma ← Late Latin plasma ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă) →
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Meanings

nounplasmin (countable and uncountable, plural plasmins)

plural plasmins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

Similar
fibrinolysin
Broader
enzyme
Also see
fibrinolysin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
  5. Late Latinplasma
  6. Englishplasma
  7. Englishplasmin

From plasma + -in.

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Translations

Finnish plasmiini
  • plasmiiniproteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots
Swedish plasmin
  • plasminproteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Spilmanmisplanplanism
Cite this entry
APA

plasmin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmin

MLA

“plasmin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasmin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmin.

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