beta globulin

1. 1.

   a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

   Synonymstransferrinsiderophilin

   Broaderglobulin

Questions about beta globulin

What does beta globulin mean?

beta globulin means "a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron".

What is another word for beta globulin?

Close synonyms include transferrin, siderophilin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beta globulin a common word?

beta globulin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.