globulin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: glob=u=lin

CIDE DICTIONARY

globulin, n. [From Globule: cf. F. globuline.].

 An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with hæmatin to form hæmoglobin. 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

globulin, n. any of a group of proteins found in plant and animal tissues and esp. responsible for the transport of molecules etc.