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# fibrin

noun (fibrin, uncountable)

«fibrin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) Fibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons pupils learn how blood clots: platelets stick to the cut, and fibrin threads form a mesh that traps blood cells to make a scab. It is a scientific word. Related: fibrinogen, platelets, clotting.

### Examples

- Fibrin forms a net over a cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x1)
- Platelets and fibrin help blood to clot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x2)
- The scab on my knee is made with the help of fibrin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x3)
- Fibrin threads trap red blood cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x4)
- Without fibrin, a small cut could keep bleeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x5)
- Under the microscope, fibrin looks like a tangle of thread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable, scientific. Pronounced «FY-brin». Not the same as «fibre» (fiber in US), which is in food or cloth, though both come from the Latin for «thread». Fibrin is made from fibrinogen, a protein dissolved in blood.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fibrin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fibrin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fibrin.html) on Mova free.