Thrombin

2 definitions found

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

  Thrombin \Throm"bin\, n. [See {Thrombus}.] (Biochem.)
     The enzyme which converts fibrinogen into fibrin.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  thrombin
       n : an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to
           clot