What does lecithins mean?
noun
Lecithins are a group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues, which are amphiphilic – they attract both water and fatty substances (and so are both hydrophilic and lipophilic).
Example
"The lecithins in the egg yolk helped to emulsify the mixture."
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