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lichenin

noun li·chen·in \ˈlī-kə-nən\

Medical Definition of LICHENIN

:  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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