pectate

[pek-teyt]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of pectic acid.

pectate

/ ˈpɛkteɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of pectic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of pectate¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pect(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of pectate¹

C19: from _{pectic acid} + _-ate ¹

Example Sentences

Abundance and genetic diversity of microbial polygalacturonase and pectate lyase in the sheep rumen ecosystem.

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After a week of these distressing symptoms, they would be given some of the routine pectate preparations and more reassurance.

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