Associations to the word «Thromboplastin»

Wiktionary

THROMBOPLASTIN, noun. (enzyme) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood

Dictionary definition

THROMBOPLASTIN, noun. An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats