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    FACTOR III

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clotplay

    Synonyms:

    factor III; thrombokinase; thromboplastin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("factor III" is a kind of...):

    clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)

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