Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

globin

/ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: glo-bin
IPA: /ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.

noun

One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.

Example Sentences

"Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule."
"Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]"
"The results showed that the globin expression in the erythroid cells in individual clones changed in a time-dependent manner."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Globin, globus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/
British English: /ˈɡləʊ.bɪn/

Inflected Forms

globins (plural)

Derived Forms

androglobin apoglobin choleglobin cytoglobin flavoglobin haptoglobin hemoglobin microglobin myoglobin neuroglobin protoglobin thyroglobin

Phrases

alpha globin beta globin

Rhymes With

hemoglobin haemoglobin oxyhaemoglobin

Questions

How do you pronounce globin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/.
What does globin mean?: Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
Where does globin come from?: It is traced to German.

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