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ferrichromes

ferrichromes is the plural of ferrichrome.

Meaning of ferrichrome

Noun

ferrichrome (countable and uncountable, plural ferrichromes)

  1. A cyclic hexapeptide siderophore produced by some fungi.
  2. (attributive, often) An audio cassette tape formulation having a five-micron ferric base coated with one micron of chromium dioxide pigment.
    • A cassette containing the new ferrichrome tape came with the unit, and we used this as well as a standard cassette (Maxell) […]1975, Consumer Guide, page 197

Questions about ferrichromes

What is ferrichromes the plural of?
Ferrichromes is the plural of ferrichrome.

Words near ferrichromes in the dictionary

  1. ferricatalase
  2. ferricatalases
  3. ferricenium
  4. ferriceniums
  5. ferrichrome
  6. ferrichromes
  7. ferricinium
  8. ferriciniums
  9. Ferrick
  10. Ferricks
  11. ferricobalt

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