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

Dànhuáng hányǒu fēngfù de luǎnlínzhī.
Egg yolk is rich in lecithin.
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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