First Known Use: 1917
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concanavalin
noun con·ca·nav·a·lin \ˌkän-kə-ˈna-və-lən\
Definition of CONCANAVALIN
: a protein that occurs in the jack bean and is a mitogen and hemagglutinin
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Origin of CONCANAVALIN
com- + canavalin, a noncrystalline globulin found in the jack bean, from New Latin Canavalia, genus name of the jack bean
Medical Dictionary
concanavalin
noun con·ca·nav·a·lin \ˌkän-kə-ˈnav-ə-lən\
Medical Definition of CONCANAVALIN
: either of two crystalline globulins occurring especially in the seeds of the jack bean; especially : one that is a potent hemagglutinin
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