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lecithinate

lecithinate verb: to add lecithin to.

Verb

lecithinate (third-person singular simple present lecithinates, present participle lecithinating, simple past and past participle lecithinated)

  1. To add lecithin to.
    • Lecithinated Soy Flour -- Soy flour to which lecithin is added. The lecithin contributes emulsification and pan release properties. It is used in breading, caked foods, and dough mixes.2001, Robert S. Igoe, Dictionary of Food Ingredients, 4th edition, Springer

Forms of lecithinate

third-person singular presentlecithinates
present participlelecithinating
past participlelecithinated
pastlecithinated

Origin of lecithinate

From lecithin + -ate.

Words formed from lecithinate

  • lecithination

Questions about lecithinate

What does lecithinate mean?
Lecithinate means to add lecithin to.
What part of speech is lecithinate?
Lecithinate is a verb.
What is the past tense of lecithinate?
The past tense of lecithinate is lecithinated.

Words near lecithinate in the dictionary

  1. lecithal
  2. lecithality
  3. lecithin
  4. lecithinase
  5. lecithinases
  6. lecithinate
  7. lecithinated
  8. lecithinates
  9. lecithinating
  10. lecithine
  11. lecithines

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