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siderophore

siderophore noun: any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment.

Noun

siderophore (plural siderophores)

  1. Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment
  2. a siderophage

Forms of siderophore

pluralsiderophores

Origin of siderophore

From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier.

Words formed from siderophore

Questions about siderophore

What does siderophore mean?
Siderophore means any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment.
What part of speech is siderophore?
Siderophore is a noun.
What is the plural of siderophore?
The plural of siderophore is siderophores.

Words near siderophore in the dictionary

  1. siderophilia
  2. siderophilic
  3. siderophilicity
  4. siderophilin
  5. siderophils
  6. siderophore
  7. siderophores
  8. siderophoric
  9. siderophyllite
  10. siderophyllites
  11. siderophyre

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