Pecten or pectin may refer to:
Pecten
Biology
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Pecten (biology), any comb like structure in animals
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''Pecten'' (bivalve), a genus of scallops
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Pecten (company), a subsidiary of
Sinopec
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司) or Sinopec (), is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai.
Sinopec Limited's parent, Sinopec Gr ...
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Pecten oculi, a structure in the bird retina which contains most of the vasculature
Other uses
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Pecten, Alberta, Canada
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Venus comb murex, after its scientific name ''Murex pecten''
Pectin
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Pectin
Pectin ( grc, πηκτικός ': "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 ...
, a plant polysaccharide
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Pectineus muscle, a thigh muscle
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Pectinoidea, a superfamily of bivalve mollusks which includes Pectinidae
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Pectinidae, a family of bivalve mollusks
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Pecten albicans
''Pecten albicans'', common name Japanese baking scallop, is a species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Description
''Pecten albicans'' has a shell reaching a size of 95 mm, with about 12 radiating ribs. The c ...
'', Japanese baking scallop
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Pecten excavatus''
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Pecten sulcicostatus'', South African scallop
See also
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Pectineal line (disambiguation)
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