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myeline

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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  myelin \my"e*lin\, myeline \my"e*line\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths
         of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin,
         lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat.
     (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in
         nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
         [1913 Webster]

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