ferritin
ferritin noun: any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Noun
ferritin (plural ferritins)
- Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
ferritin meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
ferritin in Tamil
- இரும்புச்சத்துத் தேக்கம்
ferritin in Indonesian
- any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
- feritin
Forms of ferritin
| plural | ferritins |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | ferratin |
Origin of ferritin
From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in; compare also ferri- and ferro-.
Words formed from ferritin
- apoferritin
- bacterioferritin
- ferritinaemia
- ferritinemia
- ferritinic
- ferritinophagy
- holoferritin
- isoferritin
- magnetoferritin
- maxiferritin
- miniferritin
- phytoferritin
Questions about ferritin
- What does ferritin mean?
- Ferritin means any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
- What is ferritin in Tamil?
- Ferritin in Tamil is இரும்புச்சத்துத் தேக்கம். See Ferritin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ferritin?
- Ferritin is a noun.
- What is the plural of ferritin?
- The plural of ferritin is ferritins.
Words near ferritin in the dictionary
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