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Meaning of "Christmas factor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHRISTMAS FACTOR

Christmas factor  [ˈkrɪsməs ˈfæktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHRISTMAS FACTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Christmas factor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS FACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Christmas factor

Factor IX

Factor IX is one of the serine proteases of the coagulation system; it belongs to peptidase family S1. Deficiency of this protein causes hemophilia B. It was discovered in 1952 after a young boy named Stephen Christmas was found to be lacking this exact factor, leading to hemophilia.

Definition of Christmas factor in the English dictionary

The definition of Christmas factor in the dictionary is a protein implicated in the process of blood clotting, the lack f which causes Christmas disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHRISTMAS FACTOR


acta
ˈæktə
actor
ˈæktə
benefactor
ˈbɛnɪˌfæktə
calefactor
ˌkælɪˈfæktə
chiropractor
ˈkaɪərəpræktə
cofactor
ˈkəʊˌfæktə
compactor
kəmˈpæktə
contactor
kɒnˈtæktə
contractor
ˈkɒntræktə
exacta
ɪkˈsæktə
extractor
ɪkˈstræktə
factor
ˈfæktə
malefactor
ˈmælɪˌfæktə
multifactor
ˌmʌltɪˈfæktə
nonfactor
ˌnɒnˈfæktə
reactor
rɪˈæktə
redactor
rɪˈdæktə
reenactor
ˌriːɪnˈæktə
subcontractor
ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə
tractor
ˈtræktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHRISTMAS FACTOR

Christmas cactus
Christmas cake
Christmas card
Christmas carol
Christmas cracker
Christmas Day
Christmas decorations
Christmas dinner
Christmas disease
Christmas Eve
Christmas hamper
Christmas Island
Christmas lights
Christmas ornament
Christmas party
Christmas present
Christmas pudding
Christmas rose
Christmas shopping
Christmas stocking

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHRISTMAS FACTOR

abstractor
Caterpillar tractor
child actor
coagulation factor
contributing factor
director
distractor
feel-good factor
fusion reactor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
nuclear reactor
power factor
protection factor
Q factor
risk factor
screen actor
supporting actor
wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of Christmas factor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Christmas factor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHRISTMAS FACTOR

Find out the translation of Christmas factor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Christmas factor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Christmas factor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣诞节因素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

factor de Navidad
570 millions of speakers

English

Christmas factor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रिसमस कारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عامل عيد الميلاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Рождество фактором
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fator de Natal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রিসমাস ফ্যাক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

facteur de Noël
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faktor Krismas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weihnachten Faktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリスマス因子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크리스마스 요소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faktor Natal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yếu tố Giáng sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிறிஸ்துமஸ் காரணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ख्रिसमस फॅक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Noel faktörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fattore di Natale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

współczynnik święta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Різдво фактором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

factorul de Crăciun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράγοντας των Χριστουγέννων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Christmas faktor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Christmas faktor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jule faktor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Christmas factor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRISTMAS FACTOR»

The term «Christmas factor» is used very little and occupies the 181.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRISTMAS FACTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Christmas factor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHRISTMAS FACTOR»

Discover the use of Christmas factor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Christmas factor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hematology: Landmark Papers of the Twentieth Century
The next reaction in this sequence is the activation of Christmas factor by activated PTA (8, M, 11). In this reaction, activated PTA participates as an enzyme converting its substrate, Christmas factor, to an activated form. The reaction has an ...
Marshall A. Lichtman, Jerry L. Spivak, 2000
2
Competition Science Vision
Intrinsic thromboplastin is formed in the plasma due to interaction between different plasma factors, e.g., factor XII (Hageman factor), factor XI (PTA), factor IX (Christmas factor), factor VIII (antihae- mophilic factor), calcium ions, factor V and  ...
3
Animal Physiology
Christmas factor or plasma thromboplastin component or autoprothrombin II or platelet cofactor II or antihaemophilic Factor B. Christmas factor is also a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 57,000. Its plasma level is 0.3 mg/dl and it has ...
Dr. K.A. Goyal & Dr. K.V. Sastry, 1975
4
The Plasma Proteins V3: Structure, Function, and Genetic Control
The coagulation protein was called plasma thromboplastin component, Christmas factor, or more recently Factor IX. Patients lacking this protein have Christmas disease (hemophilia B or Factor IX deficiency). Patients with classic hemophilia ...
Frank Putnam, 2012
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Competition Science Vision
Intrinsic thromboplastin is formed in the plasma due to interaction between different plasma factors, e.g., factor XII (Hageman factor), factor XI (PTA), factor IX (Christmas factor), factor VIM (antihaemophilic factor), calcium ions, factor V and  ...
6
Textbook Of Medical Physiology
Factor IX (Christmas factor or plasma thromboplastic component (PTC or antihaemophilic factor B) • Factor X (Stuart-Prower factor), • Factor XI (Plasma thromboplastin antecedent, i.e. (PTA or antihaemophilic factor C), • Factor XII ( Hageman ...
Khurana, 2005
7
Factor VIII - von WIllebrand Factor
6 Enfield, D. I.., Ericsson, L. H., Fujikawa, K., Titani, K., Walsh, K. A., and Neurath, H., Bovine factor IX (Christmas factor). Further evidence of homology with factor X (Stuart factor) and prothrombin. FEBSLett., 47, 132, 1974. 7. Varadi, K. and ...
M. J. Seghatchian, G. F. Savidge, 1989
8
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
The zymogen factor IX is a single-chain vitamin K-dependent pro- coagulant glycoprotein synthesized in the liver, which has also been referred to as plasma thromboplastin component, Christmas factor, or hemophilia B factor. It circulates in ...
John P. Greer, 2009
9
Evolution or Creation?: A Comparison of the Arguments
Christmas Factor (IX) reacts with Activated PTA (XIa) and Convertin to produce Activated Christmas Factor (IXa). 6. Antihemophilic Factor is activated by Thrombin (IIa) to produce Activated Antihemophilic Factor. 7. Stuart Factor (X) reacts with ...
Albert DeBenedictis, 2014
10
Clinical Laboratory Procedure--hematology
... Component, Christmas Factor). Factor IX influences the amount of thromboplastin formed. This factor is not consumed in the clotting process; therefore, it is present in serum. Deficiency of factor IX is either hereditary or acquired and is known ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHRISTMAS FACTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Christmas factor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Butchers winning ground in retail beef share stakes
Pork was fourth with 11.8pc of total meat protein sales, up about 1pc on the previous reporting period, due to the Christmas factor. Similarly ... «Beef Central, Feb 15»
2
Letters - December 11, 2014
There was something for everyone and that feel-good Christmas factor. This is a panto not to be missed, and the few little technical problems ... «Blackpool Gazette, Dec 14»
3
IMAGES: Harrogate pets at Christmas part one
Does your pet have the Christmas factor? The Harrogate Advertiser Series wants to find the district's best festive pet before Father Christmas ... «Harrogate Advertiser, Dec 14»
4
COMPETITION: Does your pet have the Christmas factor?
The Harrogate Advertiser Series wants to find the district's best festive pet before Father Christmas arrives. We are asking readers to submit ... «Harrogate Advertiser, Nov 14»
5
VIDEO: Talented teen Hopes to be X Factor star
Winner of the Gazette Christmas Factor competition, Hope Billie Swan aged 14. Hilda Joyce, grandmother of Joe McElderry, added: “Every ... «Shields Gazette, Jan 14»
6
Ellon church stage a show packed with the X-FACTOR
... Christ, and my gift to you - there IS NO Xmas factor but I can give you The CHRISTmas Factor – that's why Christmas is called Christmas!'. «Ellon Times, Jan 14»
7
A hair-raising panto in need of some styling
Christmas factor: cold mince pies rather than gingerbread. Print Email. Advert. Comments are submitted under the express understanding and ... «Times of Malta, Jan 14»
8
Gaudy, yes, but Denver's Black Crown Lounge works
Especially when you add in the Christmas factor. Whoa, lights! Tinsel! Ornaments! White trees! Green trees! Holly! Ribbons! You get the ... «Denver Post, Dec 12»
9
(Merry) Christmas Disease
Type B haemophilia is X-linked and here the mutation breaks Factor IX, a.k.a. Christmas Factor, that acts as a serine protease. The activity of ... «Scientific American, Dec 11»
10
8 Tips for Selling Your UK Property and Escaping Abroad
2) Know When's a Good Time to Sell – unfortunately the Christmas factor is a poor one to add to the mix when trying to sell a property. Homes sell in the new ... «Shelter Offshore, Nov 09»

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