lichenin

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lichenin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lichenin \Li"chen*in\ (l[imac]"k[e^]n*[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
     A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several
     species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.
     [1913 Webster] Lichenographic