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THROMBOKINASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombokinase mean?
• THROMBOKINASE (noun)
The noun THROMBOKINASE has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
Familiarity information: THROMBOKINASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
factor III; thrombokinase; thromboplastin
Hypernyms ("thrombokinase" is a kind of...):
clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)
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