beta globulin

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noun

a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.

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Origin of beta globulin

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby beta globulin

beta-endorphin, beta fiber, beta-fructofuranosidase, beta function, betagalactosidase, beta globulin, beta-glucuronidase, beta granule, beta-hemolytic streptococci, beta-indoleacetic acid, betaine

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For example, vaccinia immune globulin, or VIG, is stored and ready for the next person who becomes ill from smallpox vaccine.
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Radioactive atoms almost always decay by emitting negatively charged beta particles usually accompanied by gamma rays.
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British Dictionary definitions for beta globulin

beta globulin

noun

another name for transferrin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for beta globulin

beta globulin

A type of globulin in blood plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits colloidal mobility between that of the alpha and gamma globulins.