ferroportin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English port Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English ferroportin From ferro- + port + -in.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Any of a certain family of transmembrane proteins that transport iron.