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Showing words for PECTIN using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Pectin

incept, pectin, peinct

5 Letter Words for Pectin

ceint, centi, cetin, inept, nepit, pinte

4 Letter Words for Pectin

cent, ceti, cine, cite, epic, epit, etic, neti, nice, peni, pent, pice, pict, pien, piet, pine, pint, pnce, tice, tien, tinc, tine, tipe

3 Letter Words for Pectin

cen, cep, cie, cit, cpi, cpt, cte, ctn, ect, enc, epi, etc, ice, inc, int, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, pci, pct, pec, pen, pet, pic, pie, pin, pit, pte, tcp, tec, ten, tic, tie, tin, tip, tpi

Definitions for Pectin

[1] 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.
[2] 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 ))

Words related to Pectin

jelly, gelatin, marmalade, sweet, spread, jam, extract, conserve, jell, confiture, preserve, mass, pulp

Words nearby Pectin

pecten band, pectenitis, pectenosis, pectic, pectic acid, pectin, pectinate, pectinate line, pectinate muscle, pectinate zone, pectineal

Origin of Pectin

1830–40; < Greek pēkt(ós ) fixed, congealed (see pectic) + -in2

Other words from Pectin

pec·ti·na·ceous [pek-tuh -ney -shuh s] /ˌpɛk təˈneɪ ʃəs/ , pec·tin·ous , adjective

Word origin for Pectin

C19: from Greek pēktos congealed, from pegnuein to set

Synonyms for Pectin

gelatin, jelly, marmalade, confiture, conserve, extract, jam, jell, spread, sweet, storage and use as a condiment confection