pectin (redirected from pectinous)

pec·tin  (pktn)

n.

Any of a group of water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates of high molecular weight found in ripe fruits, such as apples, plums, and grapefruit, and used to jell various foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

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[French pectine, from Greek pktos, coagulated, from pgnunai, to coagulate; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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pectic, pectin·ous adj.

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pectin [ˈpɛktɪn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem any of the acidic hemicelluloses that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables: used in the manufacture of jams because of their ability to solidify to a gel when heated in a sugar solution (may be referred to on food labels as E440(a))

[from Greek pēktos congealed, from pegnuein to set]

pectic , pectinous adj

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pectin  (pktn)

Any of a group of carbohydrate substances found in the cell walls of plants and in the tissue between certain plant cells. Pectin is produced by the ripening of fruit and helps the ripe fruit remain firm. As the fruit overripens, the pectin breaks down into simple sugars (monosaccharides) and the fruit loses its shape and becomes soft. Pectins can be made to form gels, and are used in certain medicines and cosmetics and in making jellies.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pectin - any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams Kaopectate - trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient cellulose - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

Translations

pectin [ˈpektɪn] N → pectina f

pectin

n → Pektin nt

pectin [ˈpɛktɪn] n → pectina

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pectin [ˈpɛktɪn] n → pectina