thrombin
noun
throm·bin ˈthräm-bən 
: a proteolytic enzyme that is formed from prothrombin and facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Blood converts to fibrin by thrombin in the early stages of clot formation, causing the platelets to activate faster. 
Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021 His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor. Maggie Fox, CNN, 6 May 2020 Our analysis of the molecular composition of these stitch points showed that one of these molecules, neurofascin 155, has a site that can be cleaved by a specific enzyme, thrombin, to thin the myelin. R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020 The study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology uses nanotechnology to deliver thrombin, an enzyme that helps blood to clot. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018 The thrombin was placed using DNA origami, a process where DNA is folded into specific shapes. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018 In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts. Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Dec. 2017 See More
Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021 His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor. Maggie Fox, CNN, 6 May 2020 Our analysis of the molecular composition of these stitch points showed that one of these molecules, neurofascin 155, has a site that can be cleaved by a specific enzyme, thrombin, to thin the myelin. R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020 The study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology uses nanotechnology to deliver thrombin, an enzyme that helps blood to clot. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018 The thrombin was placed using DNA origami, a process where DNA is folded into specific shapes. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018 In this complex process known as a coagulation cascade, an enzyme in your blood called thrombin allows a protein called fibrinogen to form a net-like structure that hardens and contracts. Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Dec. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
thrombin
noun
throm·bin ˈthräm-bən
: a proteolytic enzyme formed from prothrombin that facilitates the clotting of blood by catalyzing conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and that is used in the form of a powder as a topical hemostatic
called also thrombase