Pĕc'tine, n.
n. [Fr. pectine, from Gr. πηκτός, stiff, congealed, from πηγνύναι, to make fast or stiff.] (Chem.) The gelatinizing principle of various vegetable juices, as of apples; vegetable jelly.
n. [Fr. pectine, from Gr. πηκτός, stiff, congealed, from πηγνύναι, to make fast or stiff.] (Chem.) The gelatinizing principle of various vegetable juices, as of apples; vegetable jelly.