Ichthin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ichthin \Ich"thin\ ([i^]k"th[i^]n), n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s fish.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the
     egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.
     [1913 Webster]