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phytoferritin

phytoferritin noun: an iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin.

Noun

phytoferritin (uncountable)

  1. An iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin

Origin of phytoferritin

From phyto- + ferritin.

Questions about phytoferritin

What does phytoferritin mean?
Phytoferritin means an iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin.
What part of speech is phytoferritin?
Phytoferritin is a noun.

Words near phytoferritin in the dictionary

  1. phytoextraction
  2. phytoextractions
  3. phytoextractor
  4. phytoextractors
  5. phytoextracts
  6. phytoferritin
  7. phytoflagellate
  8. phytoflagellates
  9. phytoflavonol
  10. phytoflavonols
  11. phytofluene

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