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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSFERRING

ppr. Removing from one place or person to another; conveying to another, as a right.

New American Oxford Dictionary

transferrin

trans fer rin |transˈferin ˌtrænsˈfɛrən | ▶noun Biochemistry a protein of the beta globulin group that binds and transports iron in blood serum. ORIGIN 1940s: from trans- ‘across ’ + Latin ferrum ‘iron ’ + -in 1 .

Oxford Dictionary

transferrin

transferrin |transˈfɛrɪn, trɑːns -, -nz- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a protein of the beta globulin group which binds and transports iron in blood serum. ORIGIN 1940s: from trans- ‘across ’ + Latin ferrum ‘iron ’ + -in 1 .