lectin
English
/ˈlɛktɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (protein) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
Etymology
Affix from Latin lēctus (collected, read, chosen).
Origin
Latin
lēctus
Gloss
collected, read, chosen
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boron English
- boronolectin English
- chimerolectin English
- hemolectin English
- hololectin English
- immunolectin English
- isolectin English
- lectinic English
- lectinlike English
- lectinological English
- lectinologist English
- lectinology English
- leukolectin English
- multilectin English
- neolectin English
- sialolectin English
- superlectin English
- zymolectin English
- lēctus Latin
- llest Catalan, Valencian
- let Friulian
- lito Istriot