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Noun: lectin  lek-tin
  1. Any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

Derived forms: lectins

Type of: glycoprotein

Encyclopedia: Lectin

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