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transferrin
[ trans-fer-in ]
/ trænsˈfɛr ɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
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How to use transferrin in a sentence
If ever I go blind, my experience durin those days will help considable in transferrin my eyesight to my fingers.
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British Dictionary definitions for transferrin
transferrin
/ (trænsˈfɜːrɪn) /
noun
biochem any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport ironAlso called: beta globulin, siderophilin
Word Origin for transferrin
C20: from trans- + ferro- + -in
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