XII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XII mean? 

• XII (noun)
  The noun XII has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

  Familiarity information: XII used as a noun is very rare.

• XII (adjective)
  The adjective XII has 1 sense:

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

  Familiarity information: XII used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

12; dozen; twelve; XII

Hypernyms ("XII" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "XII"):

boxcars ((usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots)

• XII (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

Synonyms:

12; dozen; twelve; xii

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

A genus of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Bacillales XII.

(Exiguobacterium, NCI Thesaurus)

Factor XII is also activated by activated prekallikrein (aPK) in an internal amplification loop.

(Intrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Inhibition of CA IX and XII results in interference with ion exchange and pH in hypoxic tumor tissue and preventing chemoresistance to weakly basic antineoplastic agents.

(Indisulam, NCI Thesaurus)

An absence or reduced level of blood coagulation factor XII.

(Hereditary Factor XII Deficiency, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A rare autosomal recessive inherited bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of coagulation factor XII.

(Hereditary Factor XII Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Coagulation factor XII ( 615 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human F12 gene.

(Coagulation Factor XII, NCI Thesaurus)

The complex binds to and irreversibly inactivates thrombin and other activated clotting factors IX, X, XI, and XII and prevents the transformation of fibrinogen to fibrin.

(Heparin Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes coagulation factor XII protein, plays a role in coagulation, fibrinolysis, and the generation of bradykinin and angiotensin.

(F12 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Significant deficiency in factors II, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII or anticoagulants will prolong PTT.

(Partial Thromboplastin Time, NCI Thesaurus)

The complex binds to and irreversibly inactivates thrombin and other activated clotting factors, such as factors IX, X, XI, and XII, thereby preventing the polymerization of fibrinogen to fibrin and the subsequent formation of clots.

(Heparin, NCI Thesaurus)