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title: fibrin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fibrin» in the school dictionary: Fibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fibrin

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**Who acts:** Fibrin, stringy protein, you, Platelets, blood, Fibrin threads · **What happens:** be, form, make, stop, bleed, cut · **To what, where:** stringy protein, blood, net, clot, yourself, cut

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«fibrin» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fibrin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fibrin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:m1:1
# text = Fibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself.
1	Fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stringy	stringy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	forms	form	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	clot	clot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	xcomp	_	_
22	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	24	mark	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
25	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fibrin | a stringy protein |  | the blood |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** | present | a stringy protein | a net of threads |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location net=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | a stringy protein *not said here* | a clot |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset clot=Product |
| 4 | **stop** | present | a stringy protein *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **bleed** | gerund | a stringy protein *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 6 | **cut** | present | you | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fibrin forms a net over a cut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x1:1
# text = Fibrin forms a net over a cut.
1	Fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forms	form	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | Fibrin | a net |  | a cut |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location net=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Platelets and fibrin help blood to clot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x2:1
# text = Platelets and fibrin help blood to clot.
1	Platelets	platelet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	clot	clot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Platelets and fibrin | blood |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent blood=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **clot** | to-infinitive | blood *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scab on my knee is made with the help of fibrin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x3:1
# text = The scab on my knee is made with the help of fibrin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scab	scab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the scab on my knee |  |  |  | with the help of fibrin | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **help** |  |  | fibrin |  |  |  |  | nom help «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Fibrin threads trap red blood cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x4:1
# text = Fibrin threads trap red blood cells.
1	Fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trap	trap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | present | Fibrin threads | red blood cells |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without fibrin, a small cut could keep bleeding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x5:1
# text = Without fibrin, a small cut could keep bleeding.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | could | a small cut |  |  |  |  | without fibrin | tree rules |
| 2 | **bleed** | gerund | a small cut *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Under the microscope, fibrin looks like a tangle of thread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fibrin:x6:1
# text = Under the microscope, fibrin looks like a tangle of thread.
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	fibrin	fibrin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tangle	tangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | fibrin |  |  |  |  | like a tangle of thread; under the microscope | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent under microscope=Theme |

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