Definition of Globulin

1. Noun. A family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed.


Definition of Globulin

1. n. An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with hæmatin to form hæmoglobin. It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions.

Definition of Globulin

1. a simple protein [n -S]

Medical Definition of Globulin

1. A simple globular protein which cannot be dissolved in pure water but which can be dissolved if a salt is added to the water. It can also be precipitated out of solution and into a solid with a solution of ammonium sulphate at 50% saturation. Examples of globulin proteins are immunoglobulin and cryoglobulin. (14 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Globulin

globular heart
globular leukocyte
globular pearlite
globular process
globular protein
globular sputum
globular thrombus
globule
globule
globules
globulet
globulets
globuliferous
globulimeter
globulin (current term)
globulin (current term)
globulins
globulinuria
globulite
globulomaxillary cyst
globulus
globus
globus hystericus
globus major
globus minor
globus pallidus
globus pallidus
globus pallidus necrosis
globy
glochid

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