Etymology

ferroportin

F4E1R1R1O1P3O1R1T1I1N1

Today it means: Any of a certain family of transmembrane proteins that transport iron. Full definition →

English port ← Latin ferrum ← Old Latin *fersom
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  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Englishport
  5. English todayferroportin

From ferro- + port + -in.

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