siderochrome

[ sid-er-uh-krohm ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.

Origin of siderochrome

1
First recorded in 1960–65; sidero-1 + -chrome

Words Nearby siderochrome

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