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Traditional English :: pectin
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pectic.html - n. Biochem. any of various soluble gelatinous polysaccharides found in ripe fruits etc. and used as a setting agent in jams and jellies. pectic adj. [Gk pektos congealed f. pegnumi make solid] |
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Traditional English :: pecten
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pectic.html - n. (pl. pectens or pectines) Zool. 1 a comblike structure of various kinds in animal bodies. 2 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Pecten. Also called SCALLOP. pectinate adj. pectinated adj. pectination n. (all in sense 1). [L pecten pectinis comb] |
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Traditional English :: pectin
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pectic.html - n. Biochem. any of various soluble gelatinous polysaccharides found in ripe fruits etc. and used as a setting agent in jams and jellies. pectic adj. [Gk pektos congealed f. pegnumi make solid] |
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Traditional English :: pectoral
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pectic.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to the breast or chest; thoracic (pectoral fin; pectoral muscle).
2 worn on the chest (pectoral cross). --n. 1 (esp. in pl.) a pectoral muscle.
2 a pectoral fin.
3 an ornamental breastplate esp. of a Jewish high priest. [ME f. OF f. L pectorale (n.), pectoralis (adj.) f. pectus pectoris breast, chest] |
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Traditional English :: pectose
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pectic.html - n. Biochem. an insoluble polysaccharide derivative found in unripe fruits and converted into pectin by ripening, heating, etc. [pectic (see PECTIN ) + -OSE(2)] |
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English Idioms :: peck
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pectic.html - See: HUNT AND PECK. |
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