phytohemagglutinin

== English == === Etymology === From phyto- + hemagglutinin. === Noun === phytohemagglutinin (countable and uncountable, plural phytohemagglutinins) (biochemistry) Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action. ==== Synonyms ==== PHA (abbreviation) ==== Hypernyms ==== lectin ==== Hyponyms ==== phytohemagglutinin-E / PHA-E (agglutinates erythrocytes) phytohemagglutinin-L / PHA-L (agglutinates lymphocytes) phytohemagglutinin-M / PHA-M phytohemagglutinin-P / PHA-P (composed of PHA-E and PHA-L) ==== Derived terms ==== PHA phytohemagglutinin-E phytohemagglutinin-L phytohemagglutinin-M phytohemagglutinin-P