factor X

noun
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Definition of factor X

: a clotting factor that is produced primarily in the liver under the influence of vitamin K and in its activated form is a proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction dependent on calcium ions and phospholipids and accelerated by factor V

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In Strategy 1, the revealing factor X is 3160/1600 = 1:98. Nicholas Diaco, Scientific American, "Privacy and Counterfeit Coins," 20 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of factor X

1954, in the meaning defined above

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factor X

noun
\ -ˈten How to pronounce factor X (audio) \

Medical Definition of factor X

: a clotting factor that is produced primarily in the liver under the influence of vitamin K and in its activated form is a proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction dependent on calcium ions and phospholipids and accelerated by factor V

called also Stuart-Prower factor