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ferritin

[ fer-i-tn ]
/ ˈfɛr ɪ tn /
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noun Biochemistry.
an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
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Origin of ferritin

First recorded in 1935–40; ferrite + -in2

Words nearby ferritin

ferrimagnetism, Ferris wheel, ferrite, ferrite core, ferrite-rod aerial, ferritin, ferro-, ferroalloy, ferroaluminum, ferrocement, ferrocene
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British Dictionary definitions for ferritin

ferritin
/ (ˈfɛrɪtɪn) /
noun
biochem a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen

Word Origin for ferritin

C20: from ferrite + -in
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