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gamma globulins

gamma globulins is the plural of gamma globulin.

Meaning of gamma globulin

Noun

gamma globulin (countable and uncountable, plural gamma globulins)

  1. A class of proteins in the blood, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are antibodies.
  2. A fraction of blood serum containing the most antibodies.
    • Then, one day in November 1962, Olivia [Roald Dahl’s daughter] returned home from school with a note from the headmistress at Godstowe, notifying all parents that there was an outbreak of measles. Pat [Patricia Neal, Roald’s wife] and Roald were concerned largely for Theo [their son], because he...2010, Donald Sturrock, “A Tornado of Troubles”, in Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 383–384

Questions about gamma globulins

What is gamma globulins the plural of?
Gamma globulins is the plural of gamma globulin.

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