lectin meaning

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lectin (noun): any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus.

Definition of lectin

  1. any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

    Type of: glycoprotein

lectin in a sentence

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in IN · 6-letter words

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