Glycogen is an amylopectin.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pec|tin|e|al — «pehk TIHN ee uhl», adjective. 1. of or connected to the pubic bone: »a pectineal ligament. 2. = pectinate. (Cf. ↑pectinate) ╂[< New Latin pectineus (< Latin pecten, inis a comb) + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
pec|tin|ic — «pehk TIHN ihk», adjective. = pectic. (Cf. ↑pectic) … Useful english dictionary
pec|tin — «PEHK tuhn», noun. a substance that occurs in most fruits and certain vegetables, especially apples and currants. Pectin is soluble in water and, as the solution evaporates, makes fruit jelly stiff. »Pectin tends to take up water and become… … Useful english dictionary
pec·tin — /ˈpɛktən/ noun [noncount] : a substance in some fruits that makes fruit jellies thick when the fruit is cooked … Useful english dictionary
pec — am·y·lo·pec·tin; as·pec·tion; as·pec·tu·al; as·tro·pec·ten; ex·pec·ta·tion; ex·pec·to·rate; ex·pec·to·ra·tion; ex·pec·to·ra·tor; im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty; im·pec·ca·ble; im·pec·can·cy; im·pec·cant; iso·pec·tic; PEC; pec·a·ri; pec·ca·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
pectin — pec•tin [[t]ˈpɛk tɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a white colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight, present in ripe fruits: used in fruit jellies for its thickening and emulsifying properties • Etymology: 1830–40; < Gk pēkt(ós) fixed, congealed… … From formal English to slang
pectinic acid — pec·tin·ic acid pek .tin ik n any of the colloidal polysaccharides of acidic nature that are obtained by partial hydrolysis of protopectins and are intermediate in methyl ester content between pectic acids and the usual pectin … Medical dictionary
pectiniform septum — pec·tin·i·form septum pek tin i .fȯrm n a pectinate band of connective tissue extending between the corpora cavernosa of the penis or the clitoris … Medical dictionary
Pectin — Pec|tin ↑ Pektin … Universal-Lexikon
