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ferredoxin

ferredoxin noun: any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.

Noun

ferredoxin (plural ferredoxins)

  1. Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.

Forms of ferredoxin

pluralferredoxins

Words formed from ferredoxin

Questions about ferredoxin

What does ferredoxin mean?
Ferredoxin means any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
What part of speech is ferredoxin?
Ferredoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of ferredoxin?
The plural of ferredoxin is ferredoxins.

Words near ferredoxin in the dictionary

  1. Ferraz
  2. Ferrazes
  3. Ferre
  4. Ferrebee
  5. Ferrebees
  6. ferredoxin
  7. ferredoxine
  8. ferredoxines
  9. ferredoxins
  10. Ferree
  11. Ferrees

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