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From Hephaestus + -in, after the god of metalworking.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of iron(II) state, Fe²⁺ to iron(III) state, Fe³⁺. Full definition →
From Hephaestus + -in, after the god of metalworking.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.