Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferredoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ferre-dox-in
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.

Inflected Forms

ferredoxins (plural)

Derived Forms

polyferredoxin

Questions

What does ferredoxin mean?: Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.

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