Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lecithin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lecithin \Lec"i*thin\, n. [Gr. le`kiqos the yolk of an egg.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lecithin
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
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