lectins
Meaning of lectins
plural noun
any of a class of proteins, chiefly of plant origin, which bind specifically to certain sugars and so cause agglutination of particular cell types.
1950s: from Latin lect- ‘chosen’ (from the verb legere ) + -in1.
Information about lectins
- It is a name.
- The singular form of lectins is: lectin.
- Languages in which lectins is used:
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Hyphenation of lectins
lectins
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- lectins is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of lectins
clients, lentisc, scintle, Steclin, stencil
Words that rhyme with lectins
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