globin

noun glo·bin \ˈglō-bən\

Definition of GLOBIN

: a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein and especially hemoglobin

International Scientific Vocabulary, from hemoglobin

First Known Use: 1877

Medical Dictionary

noun glo·bin \ˈglō-bən\

: a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein and especially hemoglobin

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