Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pectin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pectin \Pec"tin\, n. [Gr. ? curdled, congealed, from ? to make
fast or stiff: cf. F. pectine.] (Chem.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pectin
n : any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that
occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit
jellies and jams
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