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globin

Syllables: glo·bin/ˈɡləʊ.bɪn/US/ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/

globin noun: any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.

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Noun

globin (plural globins)

  1. Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
  2. One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
    • Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule.2005, Sharon G. Childs, “Rhabdomyolysis”, in Orthopaedic Nursing, volume 24, number 6, →PMID, page 445
    • Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]2008 February 8, Caihong Qiu, Emmanuel N. Olivier, Michelle Velho, Eric E. Bouhassira, “Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human...

globin meaning in Tamil

globin in Tamil

குளோபின்

Forms of globin

pluralglobins

Origin of globin

Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.

Words formed from globin

Words that rhyme with globin

Questions about globin

What does globin mean?
Globin means any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
What is globin in Tamil?
Globin in Tamil is குளோபின். See Globin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is globin?
Globin is a noun.
How do you pronounce globin?
Globin is pronounced /ˈɡləʊ.bɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of globin?
The plural of globin is globins.

Words near globin in the dictionary

  1. globies
  2. globiferous
  3. globiform
  4. globigerinid
  5. globigerinids
  6. globin
  7. globing
  8. globins
  9. Globish
  10. globital
  11. globocop

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Adapted from Wiktionary: globin (page history and authors); globin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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