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LECTIN
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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lectin (plural lectins)
(protein) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
Hyponyms: phasin, phytohemagglutinin
Anagrams
• client, lentic
Source: Wiktionary
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