concanavalin

noun

con·​ca·​nav·​a·​lin ˌkän-kə-ˈna-və-lən 

: a protein that occurs in the jack bean and is a mitogen and hemagglutinin

Word History

Etymology

com- + canavalin, a noncrystalline globulin found in the jack bean, from New Latin Canavalia, genus name of the jack bean

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

concanavalin

noun

con·​ca·​nav·​a·​lin ˌkän-kə-ˈnav-ə-lən 

: either of two crystalline globulins occurring especially in the seeds of the jack bean

especially : one that is a potent hemagglutinin