Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactoferrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: lacto-fer-rin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lactoferrins (plural)

Derived Forms

apolactoferrin

Synonyms

lactotransferrin

Questions

What does lactoferrin mean?: A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva

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