transferrine
French, noun\tʁɑ̃s.fe.ʁin\
transferrine is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-R-I-N-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written French, the 192,066th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transferrine is a French feminine noun meaning “transferrin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Protéine présente dans le plasma sanguin et dont le rôle est de capter le fer se trouvant dans les intestins…”.
What does transferrine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetransferrin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Protéine présente dans le plasma sanguin et dont le rôle est de capter le fer se trouvant dans les intestins pour le transporter jusqu’aux différents organes du corps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transferrine
- transferrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transferrine?
- \tʁɑ̃s.fe.ʁin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is transferrine in French?
transferrine appears about once in every 36 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).