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PECTINS
Noun
pectins
plural of pectin
Anagrams
• incepts, inspect, peincts
Source: Wiktionary
PECTIN
Pec"tin, n. Etym: [Gr. pectine.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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