pectina
Spanish, noun/peɡˈtina/
pectina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pectin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de heteropolisacárido. Una mezcla de polímeros ácidos y neutros muy ramificados. Son el principal…”.
What does pectina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepectin
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de heteropolisacárido. Una mezcla de polímeros ácidos y neutros muy ramificados. Son el principal componente de la lámina media de la pared celular y constituyen el 30 % del peso seco de la pared celular primaria de células vegetales. En presencia de agua forman geles.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pectina
- pectinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pectina?
- /peɡˈtina/
- [peɣ̞ˈt̪i.na]
- [pekˈt̪ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pectina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pectina in Spanish?
pectina appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).