pectin

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies. countable,uncountable
    — Apple is rich in pectin and so is often added to other fruits when making jam so it will set.

词形变化

pectins plural pectine alternative,archaic

词源

From French pectine, coined in the 1830s by Henri Braconnot, from acide pectique "pectic acid", from Ancient Greek πηκτικός (pēktikós, “curdling”), from πηκτός (pēktós, “curdled”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “stiffen”).
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