globin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

globin
    n 1: a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from
         hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
         [syn: {globin}, {hematohiston}, {haematohiston}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

globin \globin\ n. (Biochem.)
   a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from
   hemoglobin; the protein part of hemoglobin.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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