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globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)any of a class of simple proteins (such as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in dilute salt solutions and that occur widely in plant and animal tissues
globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)any of several globulins of plasma or serum that have at alkaline pH the greatest electrophoretic mobility next to albumin
globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)any of several globulins of plasma or serum that have at alkaline pH electrophoretic mobilities intermediate between those of the alpha globulins and gamma globulins
globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)a protein fraction of blood rich in antibodies
globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)a sterile solution of gamma globulin from pooled human blood administered especially for passive immunity against measles, German measles, infectious hepatitis, or polio
globulin
noun(glob-u-lin)a globulin or mixture of globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood