FIBRINE
\fˈɪbɹiːn], \fˈɪbɹiːn], \f_ˈɪ_b_ɹ_iː_n]\
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n. [Latin] A peculiar organic compound found in animals and vegetables of the same nature as albumen. Fibrine may be regarded as the chief constituent of the softer solids in animal bodies, being found largely in chyle, in the blood, and in muscular flesh.
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