Lecithin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a group of phospholipids found in egg yolks and the plasma membrane of plant and animal cells, used as an emulsifier in a wide range of commercial products, including foods, cosmetics, paints, and plastics. Also called phosphatidylcholine.
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  • n. the principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A nitrogenous fatty substance, to which the formula C44H90NPO9 has been given, which is found in small quantity in the blood, bile, and other fluids of the body, but most abundantly in the brain- and nervetissues, in pus, and in the yolk of eggs.
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  • n. 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emulsifier    phospholipid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    E322    phosphatidylcholine    emulsifier   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    esters    soybean    stearin    cholesterol    basestock   
     
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