how to pronounce lecithin

/ˈlɛs.ɪ.θɪn/

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lecithin is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of lecithin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… finally there are also lecithin and …”

meanings of lecithin

noun:

The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).

lecithin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lecithin occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lecithin can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lecithin can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;