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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
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
originFrom French lécithine, coined in 1847 by Theodore Gobley, from Ancient Greek λέκιθος (lékithos, “egg yolk”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- chitlin 12
- ichnite 12
- nitchie 12
- chitin 11
- echini 11
- ethnic 11
- lichen 11
- litchi 11
- lithic 11
- chiel 10
- chile 10
- chili 10