乳铁蛋白

乳鐵蛋白

rǔtiědànbái

noun

Meanings

1 lactoferrin
2 iron-binding milk protein (component of breast milk; infant-formula additive)

Characters

Examples

母乳中含有大量的乳铁蛋白，能帮助宝宝抵抗感染。

Mǔrǔ zhōng hányǒu dàliàng de rǔtiědànbái, néng bāngzhù bǎobao dǐkàng gǎnrǎn.

Breast milk contains large amounts of lactoferrin, which helps babies fight off infections.

高端奶粉普遍会添加乳铁蛋白。

Gāoduān nǎifěn pǔbiàn huì tiānjiā rǔtiědànbái.

Premium infant formulas commonly add lactoferrin.

Tips

memory

A morpheme-for-morpheme calque of 'lacto-ferr-in': 乳 (lacto, milk) + 铁 (ferrum, iron) + 蛋白 (protein). Learn it as 'milk-iron-protein' and the English term falls out.

Stroke Order

乳 rǔ

铁 tiě

蛋 dàn

白 bái