globin

[ gloh-bin ]
/ ˈgloʊ bɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.

Origin of globin

1875–80; < Latin glob(us) globe, sphere + -in2

Words nearby globin

globesity, globetrot, globetrotter, globigerina, globigerina ooze, globin, globish, globoid, globoid cell leukodystrophy, globose, globoside

British Dictionary definitions for globin

globin
/ (ˈɡləʊbɪn) /

noun

biochem the protein component of the pigments myoglobin and haemoglobin

Word Origin for globin

C19: from Latin globus ball, sphere + -in

Medical definitions for globin

globin
[ glō′bĭn ]

n.

The protein that is a constituent of hemoglobin. hematohiston