LECITHINS

Noun

lecithins

plural of lecithin

Anagrams

• clientish, lichenist

Source: Wiktionary


LECITHIN

Lec"i*thin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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