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Noun: prothrombinase
  1. Coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
    "Prothrombinase is a key enzyme in the blood clotting process";
    - factor X

Type of: clotting factor, coagulation factor

Encyclopedia: Prothrombinase