Arsenoferratin

/ˌɑːrsenoʊˈfɛrətɪn/ noun

A compound or complex formed between arsenic and ferritin (an iron-storage protein), relevant to biological and medical research on arsenic toxicity.

From 'arseno-' (arsenic) + 'ferritin' (from Latin 'ferrum' meaning iron, a protein that stores iron), describing an interaction between arsenic and a biological iron-containing protein.

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