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lactoferrin

lactoferrin noun: a globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva.

Noun

lactoferrin (countable and uncountable, plural lactoferrins)

  1. A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva

Synonyms of lactoferrin

Forms of lactoferrin

plurallactoferrins

Words formed from lactoferrin

Questions about lactoferrin

What does lactoferrin mean?
Lactoferrin means a globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva.
What part of speech is lactoferrin?
Lactoferrin is a noun.
What is the plural of lactoferrin?
The plural of lactoferrin is lactoferrins.

Words near lactoferrin in the dictionary

  1. lactofermenting
  2. lactoferments
  3. lactoferrampin
  4. lactoferricin
  5. lactoferricins
  6. lactoferrin
  7. lactoferrins
  8. lactoflavin
  9. lactoflavins
  10. lactofuchsin
  11. lactofuchsine

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