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deferoximine

deferoximine is the misspelling of deferoxamine.

Meaning of deferoxamine

Noun

deferoxamine (countable and uncountable, plural deferoxamines)

  1. A siderophore, produced by the actinobacterium Streptomyces pilosus, that is used as a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body

Questions about deferoximine

What is deferoximine the misspelling of?
Deferoximine is the misspelling of deferoxamine.

Words near deferoximine in the dictionary

  1. deferments
  2. defernite
  3. deferoxamide
  4. deferoxamine
  5. deferoxime
  6. deferoximine
  7. deferrability
  8. deferrable
  9. deferrables
  10. deferral
  11. deferrals

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