Usually means: Proteins binding carbohydrates, affecting cells.
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  1. lectins: Merriam-Webster
  2. lectins: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lectins: Wordnik
  4. lectins: Wiktionary
  5. lectins: Dictionary.com
  6. Lectins: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Lectins: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Lectins: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. lectins: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Lectins: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lectin)

noun:  (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
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