- lecithin (n.)
[lecithin 词源字典]
- 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.[lecithin etymology, lecithin origin, 英语词源]