卵磷脂

luǎnlínzhī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 lecithin (a phospholipid found in egg yolk and soybeans, widely used as a food emulsifier and dietary supplement)

Examples

HSK 4
Dànhuáng hányǒu fēngfù de luǎnlínzhī.
Egg yolk is rich in lecithin.
HSK 7-9
Qiǎokèlì zhōng cháng jiārù luǎnlínzhī zuò rǔhuàjì.
Lecithin is often added to chocolate as an emulsifier.

Tips

memory
Pure descriptive chemistry: 'egg' + 磷脂 'phospho-lipid' = 'egg phospholipid.' The word 'lecithin' actually comes from Greek lekithos (egg yolk) for the same reason - both languages named it after where it was first isolated.

Stroke Order

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