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pectate

pectate noun: any salt of pectic acid.

Noun

pectate (plural pectates)

  1. Any salt of pectic acid.

Forms of pectate

pluralpectates

Origin of pectate

From pectic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Words formed from pectate

Questions about pectate

What does pectate mean?
Pectate means any salt of pectic acid.
What part of speech is pectate?
Pectate is a noun.
What is the plural of pectate?
The plural of pectate is pectates.

Words near pectate in the dictionary

  1. PECOTA
  2. PECR
  3. pecs
  4. pectase
  5. pectases
  6. pectate
  7. pectate lyase
  8. pectatelyase
  9. pectates
  10. pectatlyase
  11. pecten

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