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Webster 1913 Edition

Lichenin

Li′chen-in

(lī′kĕn-ĭn)

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Noun.

(Chem.)

A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.

Definition 2024

lichenin

lichenin

English

Noun

lichenin ‎(plural lichenins)

(biochemistry) A glucan found in some lichens

Derived terms

isolichenin