lectina
Spanish, noun/leɡˈtina/
lectina is spelled L-E-C-T-I-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish, the 234,430th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lectina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lectin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Proteína que se une a carbohidratos especificos, libres o que forman parte de deglicanos o glicoproteinas con…”.
What does lectina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelectin
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Proteína que se une a carbohidratos especificos, libres o que forman parte de deglicanos o glicoproteinas con una elevada especificidad, su principal papel está en los fenómenos de reconocimiento, tanto a nivel molecular como celular
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lectina
- lectinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lectina?
- /leɡˈtina/
- [leɣ̞ˈt̪i.na]
- [lekˈt̪ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lectina in Spanish?
lectina appears about once in every 44 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).