pectin

Senso (Inglese)

A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).

Concetti

pectina

sinonimi

gelatin

isinglass

pectine

baregin

glairin

Traduzioni

pectine

pectina

pectina

pectina

pektin

Pektine

πηκτίνη

pectine

pectines

Pectine

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɛktɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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”).