ferritin en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in; compare also ferri- and ferro-.
Meanings
- Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ferritins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ferratin | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
ferritinaemia · ferritinic · apoferritin · maxiferritin · bacterioferritin · holoferritin · miniferritin · ferritinemia · magnetoferritin · phytoferritin · ferritinophagy · isoferritin
Relateds
Translations (8)
es ferritina (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · it ferritina (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · tr ferritin (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · fi ferritiini (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · pt ferritina (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · id feritin (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · ca ferritina (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits) · cmn 鐵蛋白 /铁蛋白 (any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits)