n. 卵磷脂

[化] 卵磷脂

[医] 卵磷脂

[ 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
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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.