Pectin tends to take up water and become gelatinous under certain conditions (Fred W. Emerson).
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 — /ˈpɛktən/ noun [noncount] : a substance in some fruits that makes fruit jellies thick when the fruit is cooked … Useful english dictionary
am|y|lo|pec|tin — «AM uh luh PEHK tihn», noun. any starch of a major group of starches having molecules of branched structure and containing some phosphate, distinguished from the other major group, which has molecules of unbranched and probably spiral structure:… … 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 … English syllables
pectineal — pec·tin·e·al … English syllables
pectineus — pec·tin·e·us … English syllables
pectinic — pec·tin·ic … English syllables
