plasmin

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plasmin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plasmin \Plas"min\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
     A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood
     plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.
     [1913 Webster]

plasmin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  plasmin
      n 1: an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots [syn:
           plasmin, fibrinolysin]