Lecithin

['lesɪθɪn] or ['lɛsɪθɪn]

Definition

(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.

Editor: Yvonne--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Edited by Julia