FERRITIN

ferritin

(noun) a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ferritin (plural ferritins)

(protein) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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