Definitions for heparin

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heparin hep·a·rin

Spelling: [hep-uh-rin]

IPA: /ˈhɛp ə rɪn/

Heparin is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 210 anagrams from letters in heparin (aehinpr).

Definitions for heparin

noun

1. Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
2. Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the liver and lungs of domesticated food animals, that when injected into the blood prevents coagulation: used chiefly in the treatment of thrombosis.

Origin of heparin

1915-20; Greek hêpar the liver + -in²