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tɪn noun Biochemistry.
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
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World English Dictionary
pectin (ˈpɛktɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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)) | |
| [C19: from Greek pēktos congealed, from pegnuein to set] | |
| 'pectic | |
| —adj | |
| 'pectinous | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
pectin
1838, from Fr. pectine, coined by Fr. chemist Henri Braconnot (1781-1855) from acide pectique "pectic acid," a constituent of fruit jellies, from Gk. pektikos "curdling, congealing," from pektos "curdled, congealed," from pegnynai "to make stiff or solid," from PIE base *pag-/*pak- "to join together"
(see pact).
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Medical Dictionary
pectin pec·tin (pěk'tĭn)
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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Science Dictionary
| pectin (pěk'tĭn) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Example sentences
Once all the cranberries have warmed through, sprinkle the sugar, salt and pectin mix into the cranberries.
They won't be quite as thick as jams made with added pectin, but they will have a lovely silken texture.
The chemical helps break apart the pectin in the fries, yielding a smoother mouthfeel.
Natural pectin in the tomatoes gives the sauce its jammy consistency.
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