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Meaning of PECTIC

Pronunciation:  'pektik

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 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to or derived from pectin; "pectic acid"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pec"tic\, a. [Gr. ? curdled.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid
obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an
amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous
when moist.
 

 

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