ˈferət ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ferr- (from Latin ferrum iron) + -ite + -in
: an amber-colored crystalline protein that contains more than 20 percent of iron in the form of a ferric hydroxide-phosphate complex with apoferritin, that is abundant especially in the liver and spleen, and that constitutes a body mechanism for the storage of reserves of iron