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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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
2. 2
   a siderophage

Synonyms

All synonyms

siderochrome

Etymology

From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier.

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