Lecithin Definition

lĕsə-thĭn
noun
Any of several phosphatides found in nerve tissue, blood, milk, egg yolk, soybeans, corn, etc.: used in medicine, foods, cosmetics, etc. as a wetting, emulsifying, and penetrating agent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lecithin

Noun

Singular:
lecithin
Plural:
lecithins

Origin of Lecithin

  • French lécithine Greek lekithos egg yolk French -ine -in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Coined in 1847 by Theodore Gobley, from Ancient Greek λέκιθος (lékithos, “egg yolk")

    From Wiktionary

Lecithin Sentence Examples

  • The choline found in lecithin is used to make acetylcholine in the body.

  • You can either add lecithin granules to your cereal every day or take it in capsule form.

  • Each capsule is prepared in a base of essential fatty acids, including lecithin, the major component of cell membranes.

  • Soya foods naturally containing lecithin, which is an excellent nerve building food, will also help.

  • The European Commission is therefore addressing the question of labeling lecithin derived from GM soya.

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Words Starting With

LLELEC

Words Ending With

NINHIN

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Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LE & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With IN

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With N