Meanings
nounthrombokinase (countable and uncountable, plural thrombokinases)
plural thrombokinases
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
Similar
thromboplastinfactor III
Also see
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Origin
Translations
Finnish trombokinaasi
- trombokinaasiproteolytic enzyme
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