Chaetopterin

/ˌkiːtɒpˈtɛrɪn/ noun

A type of iron-binding protein found in marine bristle worms (chaetopterid worms) that helps transport oxygen in their blood.

Derived from Chaetopterus (a genus of bristle worms) with the suffix '-in,' used in biochemistry to name specific proteins.

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