fibrinopeptide

fibrinopeptide
noun
peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
Hypernyms: ↑peptide

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\\fī¦brinōˌ\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fibrin + -o- + peptide
: any of the vertebrate polypeptides that are cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin during clot formation

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