crystallin Chem.
(ˈkrɪstəlɪn)
[f. as prec. + -in.]
An albuminoid substance contained in the crystalline lens of the eye.
| 1847–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 169/1 There is another modification of protein..called both globulin and crystallin. 1863–72 Watts Dict. Chem. Crystallin or globulin. |