globin
— Noun
– English
~ a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
globose
— Adjective
– English
~ having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
globosity
— Noun
– English
~ the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
globular
— Adjective
– English
~ having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
globularness
— Noun
– English
~ the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
globulin
— Noun
– English
~ a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
gamma globulin
— Noun
– English
~ a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
glochid
— Noun
– English
~ a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
glochidium
— Noun
– English
~ a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
glockenspiel
— Noun
– English
~ a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
glogg
— Noun
– English
~ Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar
glom
— Verb
– English
~ take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
glom
— Verb
– English
~ seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
glomerular
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to glomeruli
glomerular capsule
— Noun
– English
~ thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
glomerule
— Noun
– English
~ a compacted or sessile cyme
glomerulonephritis
— Noun
– English
~ nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
glomerulus
— Noun
– English
~ a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
gloom
— Noun
– English
~ a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"