Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytoferritin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phyto-fer-ritin
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English ferritin English phytoferritin From phyto- + ferritin.

Usage

Questions

What does phytoferritin mean?
An iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin
Where does phytoferritin come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English ferritin English phytoferritin From phyto- + ferritin.

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