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Noun: pectin  pek-tin
  1. Any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

Sounds like: pecten

Derived forms: pectins

Type of: cellulose

Part of: Kaopectate

Encyclopedia: Pectin

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