lecithin的词源

英文词源

lecithin (n.)

fatty substance found in the yolks of eggs (among other places), 1861, from French lécithine (coined 1850 by N.T. Gobley), from Greek lekithos "egg yolk," + chemical suffix -ine (2). Greek lekithos is of unknown origin.

中文词源

lecithin：卵磷脂

来自希腊语lekithos,蛋黄，-ine,化学名词后缀，脂。因该物质从蛋黄中提炼而得名，即蛋黄素，又称卵磷脂。

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