globulin

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globulin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Globulin \Glob"u*lin\, n. [From Globule: cf. F. globuline.]
     (Phisiol. Chem.)
     An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute
     solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles
     united with h[ae]matin to form h[ae]moglobin. 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.
     [1913 Webster]

globulin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  globulin
      n 1: a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and
           in plant seed