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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pectinalnoun
There are other fishes whose eyes regard the heavens, as plain and cartilaginous fishes, as pectinals, or such as have their bones made laterally like a comb. Brown.
Etymology: from pecten, Lat. a comb.
Wikipedia
pectinal
Pectin (Ancient Greek: πηκτικός pēktikós: "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural acid contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants. The principal, chemical component of pectin is galacturonic acid (a sugar acid derived from galactose) which was isolated and described by Henri Braconnot in 1825. Commercially produced pectin is a white-to-light-brown powder, produced from citrus fruits for use as an edible gelling agent, especially in jams and jellies, dessert fillings, medications, and sweets; and as a food stabiliser in fruit juices and milk drinks, and as a source of dietary fiber.
Webster Dictionary
Pectinaladjective
of or pertaining to a comb; resembling a comb
Pectinalnoun
a fish whose bone/ resemble comb teeth
Etymology: [L. pecten comb. See Pectinate.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pectinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pectinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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