Associations to the word «Transferrin»

Wiktionary

TRANSFERRIN, noun. (biochemistry) a glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with, and transports iron

Dictionary definition

TRANSFERRIN, noun. A globulin in blood plasma that carries iron.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats