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ferrioxamine

ferrioxamine noun: any of a class of siderophore produced in several bacteria that mediates iron uptake.

Noun

ferrioxamine (plural ferrioxamines)

  1. Any of a class of siderophore produced in several bacteria that mediates iron uptake

Forms of ferrioxamine

pluralferrioxamines

Questions about ferrioxamine

What does ferrioxamine mean?
Ferrioxamine means any of a class of siderophore produced in several bacteria that mediates iron uptake.
What part of speech is ferrioxamine?
Ferrioxamine is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrioxamine?
The plural of ferrioxamine is ferrioxamines.

Words near ferrioxamine in the dictionary

  1. ferrinho
  2. ferrinol
  3. Ferrins
  4. ferrioxalate
  5. ferrioxalates
  6. ferrioxamine
  7. ferrioxamines
  8. ferrioxidase
  9. ferrioxidases
  10. ferriperoxin
  11. ferriphase

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