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fer•re•dox•in
(fer′ə dok′sin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Biochemistryany of a group of red-brown proteins containing iron and sulfur and acting as an electron carrier during photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, or oxidation-reduction reactions.
- Latin fer(rum) iron + redox + -in2
- 1962