lectin

名词 n.
/ˈlɛktɪn/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
    — The result proved less about the safety of genetic engineering than it did about the safety of lectins – known animal poisons.

词形变化

lectins plural

词源

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