globulose1
/ˈɡlɒbjʊləʊz/ /ˈɡlɒbjʊləʊs/Biochemistry. Now historical
noun
Any of a class of proteins (the proteoses) formed by the decomposition of a globulin by the action of pepsin.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Globulose from Globulin + -ose.
globulose2
/ˈɡlɒbjʊləʊs/ /ˈɡlɒbjʊləʊz/adjective
= globulous.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Parkinson (1755–1824), surgeon and palaeontologist. From globule + -ose, originally after scientific Latin globulosus.