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Showing words for LECTIN using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Lectin
client, lectin, lentic
5 Letter Words for Lectin
ceint, centi, cetin, cinel, cline, clint, clite, elint, enlit, incle, inlet, intel, lenti, licet, telic
4 Letter Words for Lectin
ceil, celt, cent, ceti, ciel, cine, cite, clin, clit, encl, etic, incl, intl, itel, lect, lent, lice, lien, line, lint, lite, neti, nice, nile, teil, teli, tice, tien, tile, tinc, tine
3 Letter Words for Lectin
cel, cen, cie, cit, cli, cte, ctn, ect, eli, elt, enc, enl, etc, ice, ile, inc, int, lei, let, lie, lin, lit, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, tec, tel, ten, tic, tie, til, tin, tlc, tln
Definitions for Lectin
[1] any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
[2] a type of protein possessing high affinity for a specific sugar; lectins are often highly toxic
Words nearby Lectin
leclair, leclanché cell, leconte de lisle, lect., lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture
Origin of Lectin
1954; < Latin lēct(us ), past participle of legere to gather, select, read + -in2
Word origin for Lectin
C20: from Latin lectus, past participle of legere to select + -in