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SIDEROPHILIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does siderophilin mean?
• SIDEROPHILIN (noun)
The noun SIDEROPHILIN has 1 sense:
1. a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
Familiarity information: SIDEROPHILIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
beta globulin; siderophilin; transferrin
Hypernyms ("siderophilin" is a kind of...):
globulin (a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed)
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