Meanings
nounferritin (plural ferritins)
plural ferritins · alternative obsolete ferratin
- biochemistryAny of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Origin
Translations
Catalan ferritina
- ferritinaany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Chinese Mandarin 鐵蛋白 /铁蛋白
- 鐵蛋白 /铁蛋白 (tiědànbái)any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Finnish ferritiini
- ferritiiniany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Indonesian feritin
- feritinany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Italian ferritina
- ferritinaany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Portuguese ferritina
- ferritinaany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Spanish ferritina
- ferritinaany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
Turkish ferritin
- ferritinany of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
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APA
ferritin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferritin
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“ferritin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferritin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferritin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferritin.
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