plural of collectin

A form of lectin derived from collagen.

present participle of collect

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items. / (figuratively, usually derogatory) Collection of items or information of no intrinsic value.

(informal, entomology) Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap jaw ants and takes their decapitated heads back to its nest.

plural of collecting

plural of collecting society

A body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.

(anatomy) A duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.