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ferroprotein

ferroprotein noun: any protein that contains iron in a prosthetic group.

Noun

ferroprotein (plural ferroproteins)

  1. Any protein that contains iron in a prosthetic group

Forms of ferroprotein

pluralferroproteins

Origin of ferroprotein

From ferro- + protein.

Questions about ferroprotein

What does ferroprotein mean?
Ferroprotein means any protein that contains iron in a prosthetic group.
What part of speech is ferroprotein?
Ferroprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of ferroprotein?
The plural of ferroprotein is ferroproteins.

Words near ferroprotein in the dictionary

  1. ferropnictide
  2. ferropnictides
  3. ferroporphyrin
  4. ferroporphyrins
  5. ferroportin
  6. ferroprotein
  7. ferroproteins
  8. ferroprotoporphyrin
  9. ferroprotoporphyrins
  10. ferroprussiate
  11. ferroprussiates

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