Associations to the word «Lectin»

Wiktionary

LECTIN, noun. (protein) Any of a class of plant proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.

Dictionary definition

LECTIN, noun. Any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley