English Explanatory Dictionary

globulin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn/ /ˈɡlɑbjəlɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-globulin.wav

Word forms

globulin globulins globuline

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin From globule + -in.

Derived words

antiglobulin beta globulin cryoglobulin fetoglobulin gamma globulin globulinemia globulinuria immune globulin immunoglobulin lactoglobulin macroglobulin microglobulin myoglobulin ovoglobulin paraglobulin pyroglobulin sex hormone binding globulin sex hormone-binding globulin sex-hormone-binding globulin thromboglobulin thyroglobulin γ-globulin

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