Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless amorphous-acid compound, C32H48O32(?), prepared by boiling parapectin with dilute acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A substance obtained from, and resembling,
pectin , and occurring inoverripe fruits .
Etymologies
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meta- + pectin
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