metapectin
English
Etymology
meta- + pectin
Noun
metapectin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.
Related terms
- parapectin
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for metapectin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)