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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fibrin \Fi"brin\, n. [Cf. F. fibrine. See {Fiber}.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     1. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the
        coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of
        fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and
        paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is


        insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric
        and pancreatic juice.
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     2. The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean
        beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is
        removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh
        fibrin.
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     3. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in
        composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds;
        vegetable fibrin.
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     {Fibrin factors} (Physiol.), the albuminous bodies,
        paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood, which, by the
        action of the fibrin ferment, are changed into fibrin, in
        coagulation.
  
     {Fibrin ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment which makes its
        appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed, and is
        supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of
        the blood, with formation of fibrin.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fibrin
       n : a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of
           thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a
           network that traps red cells and platelets

















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