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Pectin

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.

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Cellulose 76% connected

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

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Pectic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and ho…

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Pectic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and ho…

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(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

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(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

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Cutin noun · 78% connection

(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty aci…

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(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 78% connection

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(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

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(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides

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(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides

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(biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule

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Alpha-naphthol test noun · 78% connection

biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction…

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Bacterium noun · 78% connection

A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putref…

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Bluefish noun · 78% connection

A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American…

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Carambola noun · 78% connection

deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert

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Casein noun · 78% connection

A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and const…

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Caterpillar noun · 78% connection

The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the s…

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Distribution law noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value accordi…

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Eggplant noun · 78% connection

hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

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Exogen noun · 78% connection

A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, a…

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Gelatine noun · 78% connection

Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous coll…

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Gelatinous adjective · 78% connection

Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous.

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Glucoside noun · 78% connection

One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, and rega…

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