pectic acid

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.

pectic acid

noun

1. a complex acid containing arabinose and galactose that occurs in ripe fruit, beets, and other vegetables. Formula: C 35 H 50 O 33

Word History and Origins

Origin of pectic acid¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Other enzymes, known as "pectinases," which coagulate the soluble pectins or pectic acids into insoluble jellies in the tissues of the plants seem to aid the plant in resisting the penetration by the parasite.

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It is eaten under the name of “Tuckahoe” in the United States, and as it consists almost entirely of pectic acid, it is sometimes used in the manufacture of jelly.

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