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glo⋅bin

  [gloh-bin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
Origin:
1875–80; < L glob(us) globe, sphere + -in 2
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glo·bin   (glō'bĭn)   
n.  The protein constituent of hemoglobin and myoglobin.

[Back-formation from hemoglobin.]
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Main Entry: glo·bin
Pronunciation: 'glO-b&n
Function: noun
: a colorless protein obtained by removal of heme from a conjugated protein andespecially hemoglobin
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globin glo·bin (glō'bĭn)
n.
The protein that is a constituent of hemoglobin. Also called hematohiston.

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