Lectin Definition

lĕktĭn
lectins
noun
Any of several proteins, found in plants and animals, that bind to specific sugar molecules, as on cancer or red blood cells.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lectin

Noun

Singular:
lectin
Plural:
lectins

Origin of Lectin

  • Latin lēctus past participle of legere to select select –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin lectus +"Ž -in.

    From Wiktionary

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