FIBRINOLYSIN

plasmin, fibrinolysin

(noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fibrinolysin (plural fibrinolysins)

(biochemistry) An enzyme derived from plasma of bovine origin, or extracted from cultures of certain bacteria, that attacks and inactivates fibrin.

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