Etymology

globin

glo·bin
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Today it means: Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold. Full definition →

German Globin ← Latin globus
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  1. Latinglobus
  2. GermanGlobin
  3. English todayglobin

Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.

Words from the same roots

Latinglobus all →

globeglobushemoglobinglobus hystericus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.