plasmin

Noun
Synonyms: fibrinolysin

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Noun (1)

  1. an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clotsSynonyms: fibrinolysinType of enzymeKinds plasminogen
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Plas′min noun

Physiol. Chem. A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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