Globulin

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An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilutesolutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles unitedwith hæmatin to form hæmoglobin. It is also found in the crystallinelens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes calledcrystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteidsubstances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insolublein water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions.