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- 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.
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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
lec|i|thin — «LEHS uh thihn», noun. any one of a group of fatty substances found in plant or animal tissues. Lecithins are obtained especially from egg yolk, oybeans, and corn. They are used in candy, drugs, cosmetics, and paints. Lecithin is composed of… … 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
lecithinemia — lec·i·thin·emia (les″ĭ thĭ neґme ə) hyperlecithinemia … Medical dictionary
lecithin — lec·i·thin … English syllables
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
