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metallophore

metallophore noun: any substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion.

Noun

metallophore (plural metallophores)

  1. Any substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion

Forms of metallophore

pluralmetallophores

Origin of metallophore

From metallo- + -phore.

Questions about metallophore

What does metallophore mean?
Metallophore means any substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion.
What part of speech is metallophore?
Metallophore is a noun.
What is the plural of metallophore?
The plural of metallophore is metallophores.

Words near metallophore in the dictionary

  1. metallophilic
  2. metallophillic
  3. metallophobia
  4. metallophone
  5. metallophones
  6. metallophore
  7. metallophores
  8. metallophosphatase
  9. metallophosphatases
  10. metallophosphoesterase
  11. metallophosphoesterases

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