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Definition of Lichenin
1. n. A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.
Definition of Lichenin
1. Noun. (carbohydrates) A glucan found in some lichens ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lichenin
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lichenin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lichenin
Literary usage of Lichenin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"If a solution of lichenin be boiled for a long time, it is no longer precipitated
by cooling, and is converted into a gummy substance. ..."
2. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry for Students of Medicine and Physicians by Charles Edmund Simon (1907)
"Inulin and lichenin occur in the roots of various composites ... and lichenin
glucose. Celluloses.—As food-stuffs the celluloses are unimportant. ..."
3. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"Many lichens contain a starchy or amylaceous matter, analogous to gelatine, called
lichenin or ... lichenin ..."
4. Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry by Adolf Pinner (1882)
"lichenin, C6H,,,0i, occurs in Iceland-moss. It is a transparent, brittle mass,
soluble in hot water. It is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into ..."
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