metallophore

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noun

Any substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounmetallophore (plural metallophores)

plural metallophores

  1. biochemistryAny substance that carries (temporarily chelates) iron or another metal ion

Origin

From metallo- + -phore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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