THROMBOKINASE

thromboplastin, thrombokinase, factor III

(noun) an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thrombokinase (countable and uncountable, plural thrombokinases)

(enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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