lec|i|thin|ase — «LEHS uh thuh nays, luh SIHTH uh nays», noun. an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lecithin or its components … Useful english dictionary
ly|so|lec|i|thin — «LY suh LEHS uh thihn», noun. a substance that is highly destructive of red blood cells, obtained by the action of snake venom on lecithin … Useful english dictionary
lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… … English syllables
thin — ab·sin·thin; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; Ag·a·thin; an·tho·xan·thin; by·thin·ia; cap·san·thin; far·thin·gale; he·li·an·thin; ian·thin·i·dae; jan·thin·i·dae; lec·i·thin; lec·i·thin·ase; pre·thin; stro·phan·thin; sym·pa·thin; thin; thin·ly; thin·ness;… … English syllables
e|lec|tro — «ih LEHK troh», noun, plural tros. an electrotype plate. electro , combining form. 1. electric or electrical: »Electromagnet = an electric magnet. 2. electrically: »Electropositive = electrically positive. 3. electricity: » … Useful english dictionary
lecithin — lec·i·thin … English syllables
lecithinemia — lec·i·thin·emia (les″ĭ thĭ neґme ə) hyperlecithinemia … Medical dictionary
lecithinase — lec·i·thin·ase … English syllables
lecithin — lec•i•thin [[t]ˈlɛs ə θɪn[/t]] n. 1) biochem. 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) a commercial form of this substance •… … From formal English to slang
lecithin — Traditional term for 1,2 diacyl sn glycero 3 phosphocholines or 3 sn phosphatidylcholines, phospholipids that on hydrolysis yield two fatty acid molecules and a molecule each of glycerophosphoric acid and choline. In some varieties of l., both… … Medical dictionary