pectin

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams Source: wordnet

3. 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. Source: webster

4. One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetablejelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom,especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It isextracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which aresoluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling. Source: adambom

5. n:100 n. any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams Source: ecdict

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