Word.ws English Dictionary

transferrin

US/tɹænzˈfɛɹɪn/

transferrin noun: a glycoprotein, a beta-globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

Noun

transferrin (countable and uncountable, plural transferrins)

  1. A glycoprotein, a beta-globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

transferrin meaning in Tamil

transferrin in Tamil

ஒரு வகை இரத்தப் புரதம்

Forms of transferrin

pluraltransferrins

Origin of transferrin

From trans- + ferr- + -in.

Words formed from transferrin

Words that rhyme with transferrin

Questions about transferrin

What does transferrin mean?
Transferrin means a glycoprotein, a beta-globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.
What is transferrin in Tamil?
Transferrin in Tamil is ஒரு வகை இரத்தப் புரதம். See Transferrin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is transferrin?
Transferrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce transferrin?
Transferrin is pronounced /tɹænzˈfɛɹɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of transferrin?
The plural of transferrin is transferrins.

Words near transferrin in the dictionary

  1. transferrers
  2. transferrest
  3. transferreth
  4. transferribility
  5. transferrible
  6. transferrin
  7. transferrinemia
  8. transferring
  9. transferrings
  10. transferrins
  11. transferritin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: transferrin (page history and authors); transferrin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “transferrin.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/transferrin. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.