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Lichenin

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li⋅chen⋅in

[lahy-kuh-nin]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C6H10O5)n, obtained from various lichens.

Origin:
1830–40; lichen + -in 2
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Main Entry: li·chen·in
Pronunciation: 'lI-k&-n&n
Function: noun
: a gelatinous polysaccharide(C6H10O5)n composed of glucose units and found especially in several species of moss and lichen and in cereal grains and bulbs
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