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lecithin

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

lec=i=thin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lecithin has 1 sense

lecithin(n = noun.substance) - a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier;

CIDE DICTIONARY

lecithin, n. [Gr. le`kiqos the yolk of an egg.].

A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

lecithin, n.
1 any of a group of phospholipids found naturally in animals, egg-yolk, and some higher plants.
2 a preparation of this used to emulsify foods etc.

Etymology

Gk lekithos egg-yolk + -IN

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