ferritin

fer·ri·tin

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Definitions of ferritin word

noun ferritin an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism. 1
noun ferritin A protein produced in mammalian metabolism which serves to store iron in the tissues. 1
noun ferritin a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen 0
noun ferritin an iron-storing protein found in certain body tissue 0

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; ferrite + -in2

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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