lecithin
pronunciation
How to pronounce lecithin in British English:
UK [ˈlesɪθɪn]
How to pronounce lecithin in American English:
US [ˈlɛsəθɪn]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- lecithin (n.)
- fatty substance found in the yolks of eggs (among other places), 1861, from French lécithine (coined 1850 by N.T. Gobley), from Greek lekithos "egg yolk," + chemical suffix -ine (2). Greek lekithos is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Raw soy products such as tofu , soy milk , soy lecithin and soy oil are only 200 to 300 years old .
- 2. High doses of choline or lecithin may leave you with a bad fish odour .
- 3. Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithin .
- 4. But many foods contain genetically modified soy lecithin , corn syrup and other products .
- 5. This combination of garlic and lecithin is excellent for mental sharpness .