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Lecithin

Lecithin Meaning & Definition
Lecithin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lecithin?

[n] 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

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See Also | emulsifier | phospholipid

Lecithin In Webster's Dictionary

\Lec"i*thin\, n. [Gr. le`kiqos the yolk of an egg.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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.

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