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Pectin(recipes)
pectin lyase(medicine)
pectin sugar(medicine)

pectin (iou)



pectin noun. M19.
[from Greek pektos (see PECTIC) + -IN1.]
Biochemistry. Any of a group of neutral colloidal polymers occurring naturally in plant tissues, esp. in the cell walls of fruits, which mainly consist of partially esterified galacturonic acid, and are extracted or synthesized for use as emulsifying and gelling agents.
Comb.: pectinmethylesterase = PECTINESTERASE.
pecti'naceous adjective (rare) = PECTIC 2 M19.