transferrin

transferrin [trans-fer-in] ExamplesWord Origin noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of transferrin 1947; trans- + Latin ferr(um) iron + -in2 Examples from the Web for transferrin Historical Examples of transferrin

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

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Robert Alexander Wason

British Dictionary definitions for transferrin transferrin noun

1. biochem any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport ironAlso called: beta globulin, siderophilin

Word Origin for transferrin C20: from trans- + ferro- + -in transferrin in Medicine transferrin [trăns-fĕr′ĭn] n.

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