ferritin.
Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Meaning & usage
Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Where this word comes from
From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in; compare also ferri- and ferro-.
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