Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*mólā
- Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
- Latinamylum
- Englishamylo-
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ǵ-
- Ancient Greekπήγνῡμι (pḗgnūmi)
- Ancient Greekπηκτός (pēktós)
- Ancient Greekπηκτικός (pēktikós)
- Frenchacide pectique
- Frenchpectine
- Englishpectin
- Englishamylopectin
Translations
Catalan amilopectina
- amilopectinainsoluble form of starch
Chinese Mandarin 支鏈澱粉 /支链淀粉
- 支鏈澱粉 /支链淀粉 (zhīliàndiànfěn)insoluble form of starch
Esperanto amilopektino
- amilopektinoinsoluble form of starch
Finnish amylopektiini
- amylopektiiniinsoluble form of starch
French amylopectine
- amylopectineinsoluble form of starch
Indonesian amilopektin
- amilopektininsoluble form of starch
Italian amilopectina
- amilopectinainsoluble form of starch
Polish amylopektyna
- amylopektynainsoluble form of starch
Portuguese amilopectina
- amilopectinainsoluble form of starch
Romanian amilopectină
- amilopectinăinsoluble form of starch
Russian амилопекти́н
- амилопекти́н (amilopektín)insoluble form of starch
Spanish amilopectina
- amilopectinainsoluble form of starch
Swedish amylopektin
- amylopektininsoluble form of starch
Ukrainian амілопекти́н
- амілопекти́н (amilopektýn)insoluble form of starch
Cite this entry
APA
amylopectin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylopectin
MLA
“amylopectin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylopectin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amylopectin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylopectin.
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