lichenin Chem.
(ˈlaɪkənɪn)
Also lichenine.
[f. lichen n. + -in.]
A kind of starch obtained from Iceland moss and other lichens.
| 1836–41 Brande Chem. (ed. 5) 1090 Lichen Starch. Lichenin. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 658 Lichenin. 1861–93 Cooke Struct. Bot. 9 Lichenine. 1885 G. L. Goodale Physiol. Bot. 358 Lichenin is abundant in certain lichens. |