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1. (n.) lecithin
any of a group of phospholipids, containing choline and fatty acids, that are a component of cell membranes and are abundant in nerve tissue and egg yolk.

2. lecithin
a commercial form of this substance.

Etymology: (1860–65; < Gk lékith(os) egg yolk + -in¹)

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1. (noun) lecithin
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

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) lecithin
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

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