Nearby words
pectate, pecten, pecten band, pectenitis, pectenosis, pectic, pectic acid, pectin, pectinate, pectinate line, pectinate muscle
Origin of pectic
1825–35; < Greek pēktikós congealing, equivalent to pēkt(ós) congealed (verbid of pēgnýnai to fix in, make solid) + -ikos -ic
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Examples from the Web for pectic
When the middle lamella reaches the pectic acid stage, the fruit becomes soft and "mushy" in texture.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher