Etymology

globulin

G2L1O1B3U1L1I1N1

Today it means: Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat Full definition →

English globule ← French globule ← Latin globulu
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The story

  1. Latinglobus
  2. Latinglobulu
  3. Frenchglobule
  4. Englishglobule
  5. English todayglobulin

From globule + -in.

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