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galactolectin

galactolectin noun: any lectin that binds galactose.

Noun

galactolectin (plural galactolectins)

  1. Any lectin that binds galactose

Forms of galactolectin

pluralgalactolectins

Origin of galactolectin

From galacto- (“galactose”) + lectin.

Questions about galactolectin

What does galactolectin mean?
Galactolectin means any lectin that binds galactose.
What part of speech is galactolectin?
Galactolectin is a noun.
What is the plural of galactolectin?
The plural of galactolectin is galactolectins.

Words near galactolectin in the dictionary

  1. galactohydrolase
  2. galactohydrolases
  3. galactoid
  4. galactokinase
  5. galactokinases
  6. galactolectin
  7. galactolectins
  8. galactolipase
  9. galactolipases
  10. galactolipid
  11. galactolipide

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