WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ce•ru•lo•plas•min
(sə ro̅o̅′lə plaz′min),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Biochemistrya serum glycoprotein involved in the storage and transport of copper and iron.
- Neo-Latin cerulo-, combining form representing Latin caeruleus (see cerulean, -o-) + plasm(a) + -in2
- 1950–55