"siderophore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siderophores [plural]
Etymology: From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sidero|phore}} sidero- + -phore Head templates: {{en-noun}} siderophore (plural siderophores)
  1. (biochemistry) 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 Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Iron
    Sense id: en-siderophore-en-noun-UjRVFhF3 Disambiguation of Iron: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sidero-, English terms suffixed with -phore, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sidero-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phore: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. a siderophage
    Sense id: en-siderophore-en-noun-vFXwcHLB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sidero-, English terms suffixed with -phore, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sidero-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phore: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: siderophoric, siderotyping, siderovar

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