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concanavalin A definition

con·ca·nav·a·lin A (kän′kə nav′ə lən ā′)

a lectin isolated from jack bean that agglutinates red blood cells, human cancer cells, etc. and causes resting cells to divide: used to stimulate or test the activity of certain cells, as T cells

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