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Answer for the clue "Glycoprotein that carries iron in the blood ", 11 letters:
transferrin

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Transferrins are iron-binding blood plasma glycoproteins that control the level of free iron in biological fluids . Human transferrin is encoded by the TF gene . Transferrin glycoproteins bind iron tightly, but reversibly. Although iron bound to transferrin ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) a glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with, and transports iron

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron [syn: beta globulin , siderophilin ]