pectic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pectic
1825–35; < Greek pēktikós congealing, equivalent to pēkt ( ós ) congealed (verbid of pēgnýnai to fix in, make solid) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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The characteristic constituent of unripe fruit, however, is pectose, an element insoluble in water, but which, as maturation proceeds, is transformed into pectic and pectosic acids.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
They are mallic, citric, tartaric, and pectic acids.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
There are undoubtedly several different modifications of the pectins, to which the names "meta-pectin," "para-pectin," "pectic acid," "meta-pectic acid," and "para-pectic acid," have been applied.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
As the names indicate, the non-cellulose component in the first group is lignin; in the second, pectic substances; and in the third, fats or waxes.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Amino-acids Amines and CO2 V. Coagulation enzymes Pectase Coagulates pectic bodies ........
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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