factor ii

1. 1.

   a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin

   Synonymsprothrombin

   Broadercoagulation factor

Questions about factor ii

What does factor ii mean?

factor ii means "a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin".

What is another word for factor ii?

Close synonyms include prothrombin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is factor ii a common word?

factor ii is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.