Associations to the word «Plasminogen»

Wiktionary

PLASMINOGEN, noun. (biochemistry) The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin

Dictionary definition

PLASMINOGEN, noun. An inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents.

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