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lec·tin (lek′tin)

noun

any of several proteins, found in plants and animals, that bind to specific sugar molecules, as on cancer or red blood cells

Etymology: coined (1954) < L lectus, pp. of legere, to select + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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