globoseries

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noun

A set of glycosphingolipids containing a galabiose-like linkage, important in human antigens.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noungloboseries (uncountable)

alternative globo-series

  1. uncountablebiochemistryA set of glycosphingolipids containing a galabiose-like linkage, important in human antigens.

Origin

From globo- + series; the term "globo" comes from "globular precipitate" in which form this was isolated.

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APA

globoseries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globoseries

MLA

“globoseries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globoseries. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globoseries,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globoseries.

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