Definition of PECTIN (Meaning of PECTIN), a 6 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'pektin


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

PECTIN is a 6 letter word that starts with P.
	See Also:	cellulose, Kaopectate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pec"tin\, n. [Gr. ? curdled, congealed, from ? to make fast or stiff: cf. F. pectine.] (Chem.) One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called {vegetable jelly}, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A jellylike substance found in plants which consists of chains of galacturonic acid (a molecule derived from the sugar galactose). It is often used in certain foods like jams and jellies and in pharmaceutical preparations. At the right pH, it will form a gel with sugar.