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siderophores (medicine) and concretion (iou)


siderophores (medicine)


siderophores
Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (the encyclopedia of molecular biology, 1994)


concretion (iou)



concretion noun. M16.
[French concretion or Latin concretio(n-), from concret- pa. ppl stem of concrescere: see CONCRETE adjective & noun.]
The action or process of growing together or uniting in one mass; coalescence. M16.
b. Congelation or coagulation of a liquid. E17.
Union with a material thing. E17-M18.
A concreted mass (of); a lump, a nodule. E17.
b. spec. Medicine. A calculus or hardened deposit in the body. M17.
c. Geology. A nodule of distinct mineral composition occurring (usu. around a nucleus) in sedimentary rock. M19.
The action of expressing (an idea etc.) in concrete form; an embodiment in concrete form. M17.
concretionary adjective (esp. Geology) formed by concretion; marked by or consisting of concretions: M19.