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One of the Pectinibranchiata. Also used adjectively.
a.
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
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Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
n.
Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.
n.
A salt of pectic acid.
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The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated.
a.
Pectoriloquial.
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Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of Antennae.
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Of or pertaining to the pecten.
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Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist.
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of Pectus
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Alt. of Pectinated
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Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, pectose.
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Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose; specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.
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An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.
adv.
In a pectinate manner.
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Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
n.
Pectoriloquy.
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Having pectinated gills.
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Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
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