transferrin
Meaning of transferrin
noun
a protein of the beta globulin group which binds and transports iron in blood serum.
1940s: from trans- ‘across’ + Latin ferrum ‘iron’ + -in1.
Information about transferrin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of transferrin is: transferrins.
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Hyphenation of transferrin
trans-fer-rin
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- transferrin is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
transferrin synonyms
Meaning beta globulin:
Translation of transferrin
- Italian: transferrina
- French: transferrine, sidérophiline
Words that rhyme with transferrin
Darrin, Marrin, Warrin, warrin, Herrin, Kerrin, Meherrin, Perrin, carniferrin, cyclomulberrin, lactoferrin, ovotransferrin, rabdoserrin, trichoverrin, Lorrin, Orrin, Torrin, corrin, cyanosemicorrin, octadehydrocorrin, coumurrin, durrin, murrin, biotripyrrin, dipyrrin, leupyrrin, tripyrrin
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