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phytohemagglutinin

phytohemagglutinin noun: any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action.

Noun

phytohemagglutinin (countable and uncountable, plural phytohemagglutinins)

  1. Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action.
    Synonyms:
    PHA

Synonyms of phytohemagglutinin

Forms of phytohemagglutinin

pluralphytohemagglutinins

Origin of phytohemagglutinin

From phyto- + hemagglutinin.

Words formed from phytohemagglutinin

  • PHA
  • phytohemagglutinin-E
  • phytohemagglutinin-L
  • phytohemagglutinin-M
  • phytohemagglutinin-P

Questions about phytohemagglutinin

What does phytohemagglutinin mean?
Phytohemagglutinin means any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action.
What part of speech is phytohemagglutinin?
Phytohemagglutinin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytohemagglutinin?
The plural of phytohemagglutinin is phytohemagglutinins.

Words near phytohemagglutinin in the dictionary

  1. phytohaemagglutinin
  2. phytohaemagglutinins
  3. phytohaemoagglutinin
  4. phytohaemoagglutinins
  5. phytohemagglutin
  6. phytohemagglutinin
  7. phytohemagglutinins
  8. phytohemaglutinin
  9. phytohemaglutinine
  10. phytoheritage
  11. phytoherm

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