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cephalin definition

cepha·lin (sef′ə lin)

noun

a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, found esp. in brain and nerve tissue

Etymology: cephal(o)- + -in (modeled on earlier Ger kephalin)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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