Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lecithin

1 sense of lecithin

Sense 1
lecithin -- (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)
       => phospholipid -- (any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes)
       => emulsifier -- (a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion)