transferrin

[ trans-fer-in ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.

transferrin

/ trænsˈfɜːrɪn /

noun

1. biochem any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport iron Also calledbeta globulinsiderophilin

Word History and Origins

Origin of transferrin¹

1947; trans- + Latin ferr ( um ) iron + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of transferrin¹

C20: from trans- + ferro- + -in

Example Sentences

If ever I go blind, my experience durin those days will help considable in transferrin my eyesight to my fingers.

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