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Globulin

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Word	Definition
immunoglobulinnoun	(biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
thymocytenoun	a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell
ygnoun	(African-American Vernacular, slang) Initialism of young gangster.
ignoun	(epigraphy) Latin IG.
immune globulinnoun	Alternative form of immunoglobulin. [(biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.]
gamma globulinnoun	A fraction of blood serum containing the most antibodies. It may be administered as a form of passive immunization (not a true vaccine).
serum globulinnoun	globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood
antibodynoun	(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
beta globulinnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of globular proteins
macroglobulinnoun	A plasma globulin of high molecular weight
globinnoun	(biochemistry) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
microglobulinnoun	A low molecular-weight globulin.
serum protein	—
plasma proteinnoun	(biochemistry) A protein present in the blood plasma.
blood protein	—
globular protein	In biochemistry, globular proteins or spheroproteins are spherical ("globe-like") proteins and are one of the common protein types (the others being fibrous, disordered and membrane proteins).
alpha globulin	Alpha globulins are a group of globular proteins in plasma that are highly mobile in alkaline or electrically charged solutions.
proteidnoun	Of or pertaining to proteins.
proteinnoun	(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
globulinenoun	Alternative form of globulin. [(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat]