Definition of Lecithin

1. Noun. 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.

Generic synonyms: Emulsifier, Phospholipid

Definition of Lecithin

1. n. 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.

Definition of Lecithin

1. any of a group of fatty substances found in plant and animal tissues [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lecithin

1. Phospholipids of egg yolk (usually hen's eggs). A mixture of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, but usually refers to phosphatidylcholine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lecithin

lecherous
lecherously
lecherousness
lecherousnesses
lechers
lechery
lechery
leches
leching
lechwe
lechwes
lech after
Lech Walesa
lecithal
lecithin (current term)
lecithin (current term)
lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
lecithin-cholesterol transferase
lecithin-retinol acyltransferase
lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio
lecithinase
lecithinase
lecithinases
lecithinase A
lecithinase B
lecithinase C
lecithinase D
lecithins
lecithin acyltransferase
lecithin acyltransferase deficiency

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