HyperDic: lectin

English > 1 sense of the word lectin:
NOUNsubstancelectinany of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus
English > lectin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus.
BroaderglycoproteinA conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
Spanishlectina
Catalanlectina

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