Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erythroferrone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ery-thro-fer-rone
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This could indicate that both TMPRSS6 and erythroferrone are important components of one signaling pathway."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does erythroferrone mean?: A protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.

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