pectic
pectic adjective: of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.
Adjective
pectic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.
- Relating to pectic acid or its derivatives.
Origin of pectic
From pectin + -ic, from Ancient Greek πηκτικός (pēktikós, “curdling”), from πηκτός (pēktós, “curdled”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “stiffen”).
Words formed from pectic
Phrases with pectic
Words that rhyme with pectic
- symplectic
- apoplectic
- dialectic
- hectic
- smectic
- analectic
- anorectic
- catalectic
- eclectic
- eutectic
- monolectic
- plectic
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- polylectic
- syntectic
- acatalectic
- acathectic
- anatectic
- antiapoplectic
- anticachectic
- anticataplectic
- anticathectic
- antiplectic
- brachycatalectic
- cachectic
- cataplectic
- catatectic
- cathectic
- cosymplectic
- cotectic
- countercathectic
- demodectic
- diaplectic
- dicatalectic
- dyslectic
- dystectic
- ecolectic
- ephectic
- hyosymplectic
- hypercatalectic
- hypereutectic
- hypoeutectic
- ideolectic
- idiolectic
- karyorrhectic
- lectic
- metaplectic
- metatectic
- methectic
- metriplectic
- monotectic
- multisymplectic
- nektic
- nondialectic
- noneclectic
- nonsymplectic
- oligolectic
- orectic
- orthosymplectic
- paraplectic
- periplectic
Questions about pectic
- What does pectic mean?
- Pectic means of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.
- What part of speech is pectic?
- Pectic is an adjective.
Words near pectic in the dictionary
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