ferroportin

F4E1R1R1O1P3O1R1T1I1N1

noun

Any of a certain family of transmembrane proteins that transport iron.

OriginEnglish port ← Latin ferrum ← Old Latin *fersom →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounferroportin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAny of a certain family of transmembrane proteins that transport iron.

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Englishport
  5. Englishferroportin

From ferro- + port + -in.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

ferroportin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroportin

MLA

“ferroportin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroportin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferroportin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroportin.

Source: ferroportin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.