Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siderophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
siderophore
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment

noun

a siderophage

Etymology

From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

siderophores (plural)

Derived Forms

aposiderophore cefiderocol phytosiderophore xenosiderophore

Frequently Paired Words

siderophoric siderotyping siderovar

Questions

What does siderophore mean?
Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment
Where does siderophore come from?
From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier.

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