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Where does “lysolecithin” come from?

lysolecithin (English) comes from English lecithin, from French lécithine, from Ancient Greek λέκιθος — gruel of pulse or cereals; yolk of an egg.

lysolecithin (English): Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin

Definitions

  1. Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin

Ancestry of “lysolecithin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlecithinThe principal phospholipid in animals; it is...
2Frenchlécithinelecithin
3Ancient Greekλέκιθοςgruel of pulse or cereals; yolk of an egg
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