Meanings
nounceruloplasmin (countable and uncountable, plural ceruloplasmins)
plural ceruloplasmins · alternative caeruloplasmin
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
Synonyms: ferroxidase
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
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Origin
- Latincaeruleus“colored blue”
- Englishceruloplasmin
cerulo (derived from Latin caeruleus (“colored blue”)) + plasmin
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Italian ceruloplasmina
- ceruloplasminaa blue metalloprotein
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