Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microglobulin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croglob-u-lin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peptide fragment of a globulin.

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin English microglobulin From micro- + globulin.

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Questions

What does microglobulin mean?
A low molecular-weight globulin.
Where does microglobulin come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin English microglobulin From micro- + globulin.

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