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carcinolectin

carcinolectin noun: any of a family of lectins associated with horseshoe crabs of the genus Carcinoscorpius.

Noun

carcinolectin (plural carcinolectins)

  1. Any of a family of lectins associated with horseshoe crabs of the genus Carcinoscorpius.

Forms of carcinolectin

pluralcarcinolectins

Questions about carcinolectin

What does carcinolectin mean?
Carcinolectin means any of a family of lectins associated with horseshoe crabs of the genus Carcinoscorpius.
What part of speech is carcinolectin?
Carcinolectin is a noun.
What is the plural of carcinolectin?
The plural of carcinolectin is carcinolectins.

Words near carcinolectin in the dictionary

  1. carcinogenous
  2. carcinogens
  3. carcinoid
  4. carcinoid syndrome
  5. carcinoids
  6. carcinolectin
  7. carcinolectins
  8. carcinologic
  9. carcinological
  10. carcinologist
  11. carcinologists

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