*globu*

a. [ Cf. F. globulaire. ] Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical, or nearly so; as, globular atoms. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Globular chart, a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. --
Globular projection (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45°. --
Globular sailing, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or so as to make the shortest distance between two places; circular sailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being globular; globosity; sphericity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Spherically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sphericity; globosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. globulus, dim. of globus globe: cf. F. globule. ] 1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. [ 1913 Webster ]

Globules of snow. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

These minute globules [ a mole's eyes ] are sunk . . . deeply in the skull. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little globule. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Globule + -ferous. ] Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Globule + -meter. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The method depends on the differences of tint obtained by mixing a sample of the blood with sodium carbonate solution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Globule: cf. F. globuline. ] (Phisiol. Chem.) An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with hæmatin to form hæmoglobin. It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Globule. ] (Min.) A rudimentary form of crystallite, spherical in shape. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. globuleux. ] Globular; spherical; orbicular. -- Glob"u*lous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Same as Hematoglobulin. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. The immunoglobulins form a series of related proteins which are each composed of two pairs of polypeptide chains, called heavy (H) and light (L, meaning of lower molecular weight), all linked together by disulfide bonds. They are subdivided on the basis of the structural and antigenic properties of the H chains into four subgroups, immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin D (IgD). They are divided also into subclasses. Both H and L chains of anny given class and subclass have regions which are of constant structure within that class, as well as regions which are of variable structure. The variable regions impart the ability to recognize and bind to specific molecular structures, thus providing the organism the capacity to recognize and defend itself against the harmful effects of substances foreign to the body. Stedman
Syn. -- Ig. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. para- + globulin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin. [ 1913 Webster ]