Found 2 items, similar to globulin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: globulin globulin n : a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
English → English (gcide) Definition: Globulin 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]