transferrin

[ trans-fer-in ]

/ trænsˈfɛr ɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Nearby words

transference number, transferential, transfermium, transferor, transferral, transferrin, transfiguration, transfigure, transfinite, transfinite number, transfix

Origin of transferrin

1947; trans- + Latin ferr(um) iron + -in²

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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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Medicine definitions for transferrin

transferrin

[ trăns-fĕr′ĭn ]

n.

A beta globulin in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.siderophilin