lecithin

lecithin definition - medical

lec·i·thin (lĕsˈə-thĭn)

noun
Any of a group of phospholipids that on hydrolysis yield two fatty acid molecules and a molecule each of glycerophosphoric acid and choline. They are found in nervous tissue, especially myelin sheaths and egg yolk, and in the plasma membrane of plant and animal cells.

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