English Explanatory Dictionary

lectin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛktɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lectin.wav

Word forms

lectin lectins

Etymology

From Latin lēctus (“chosen”) + -in. Coined by W.C. Boyd in 1954.

Derived words

boronolectin carcinolectin chimerolectin chitolectin chondrolectin collectin fucolectin galactolectin galectin hemolectin hololectin immulectin immunolectin isolectin lectin affinity chromatography lectinic lectinlike lectinochemical lectinology lectinolysin leukolectin malectin merolectin multilectin neolectin odorranalectin sialolectin superlectin tachylectin thrombolectin zymolectin
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