globulära

Globulära is a Swedish adjective meaning globular or spherical, used to describe objects with a rounded, globe-like shape. The term derives from the Latin globulus, and Swedish inflection yields globulär as the base form and globulära for plural use.

In biology and biochemistry, globulära describes proteins or structures with a roughly spherical shape. Globulära proteiner are typically water-soluble and fold into compact forms with a hydrophobic core; they contrast with fibrous proteins in solubility and overall architecture. They perform diverse functions, including catalysis, transport, regulation, and signaling.

In cell biology and physiology, the term may describe cells or organelles that appear round or three-dimensionally spherical under microscopy, such as vesicles or lipid droplets that look globulära.

In astronomy, globulära refers to globular clusters—dense, roughly spherical aggregations of old stars bound by gravity, located in the halos of galaxies. They contain hundreds of thousands to millions of stars and exhibit high stellar densities toward their centers.

Globulära can also be used more generally for any spherical object, including droplets or beads in materials science or descriptive contexts where spherical geometry is notable.

See also: globular protein, globular cluster, cocci.