See Also: pough(dictionary)

lectin (iou) and pough (iou)


lectin (iou)



lectin noun. M20.
[from Latin lect- pa. ppl stem of legere choose, select + -IN1.]
Biochemistry. Any of various proteins, usu. of plant origin, which bind specifically to certain sugars or saccharide residues and so cause agglutination of particular cell types.

pough (iou)



pough noun.OE-L17.
[Old English pohha from Germanic.]
A bag.
? Perh. rel. to POGUE.