How to pronounce pectin
American English pronunciation
PEK-tin
- IPA
- /ˈpɛktɪn/
- Syllables
- PEK · tin (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pectin means
A natural substance in fruit that helps jam thicken
In a sentence: Grandma stirred some pectin into the berries so the jam would turn thick.
Where it comes from: A French scientist named it in the 1830s. It goes back to a Greek word meaning thickened or set firm.
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