microglobulin

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noun

A low molecular-weight globulin.

OriginEnglish globulin ← French globule ← Latin globulu →
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Meanings

nounmicroglobulin (plural microglobulins)

plural microglobulins

  1. A low molecular-weight globulin.
  2. A peptide fragment of a globulin.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Latinglobus
  6. Latinglobulu
  7. Frenchglobule
  8. Englishglobule
  9. Englishglobulin
  10. Englishmicroglobulin

From micro- + globulin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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