lectin — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.

   Examples

   The result proved less about the safety of genetic engineering than it did about the safety of lectins – known animal poisons.

   More examples (1)

   Soybeans are another excellent source of plant proteins but they are also on the list of high lectin foods. They are very important to vegans and vegetarians as they make it easy for them to get adequate proteins in their diet.

Noun

1. any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

   Broader terms

   glycoprotein