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siderophores

siderophores is the plural of siderophore.

Meaning of siderophore

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

Questions about siderophores

What is siderophores the plural of?
Siderophores is the plural of siderophore.

Words near siderophores in the dictionary

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

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