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lectican

lectican noun: any of a family of proteoglycans that are components of the extracellular matrix.

Noun

lectican (plural lecticans)

  1. Any of a family of proteoglycans that are components of the extracellular matrix.
    Synonyms:
    hyalectan

Synonyms of lectican

Forms of lectican

plurallecticans

Questions about lectican

What does lectican mean?
Lectican means any of a family of proteoglycans that are components of the extracellular matrix.
What part of speech is lectican?
Lectican is a noun.
What is the plural of lectican?
The plural of lectican is lecticans.

Words near lectican in the dictionary

  1. lectic
  2. lectica
  3. lecticae
  4. lectical
  5. lectically
  6. lectican
  7. lecticans
  8. lecticas
  9. lectin
  10. lectinic
  11. lectinlike

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