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pectic acid

pectic acid noun: an acidic derivative of a carbohydrate; the active constituent of pectin.

Noun

pectic acid (plural pectic acids)

  1. An acidic derivative of a carbohydrate; the active constituent of pectin.
  2. A helical polymer of αD-galacturonic acid.

Forms of pectic acid

pluralpectic acids

Words formed from pectic acid

Questions about pectic acid

What does pectic acid mean?
Pectic acid means an acidic derivative of a carbohydrate; the active constituent of pectin.
What part of speech is pectic acid?
Pectic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of pectic acid?
The plural of pectic acid is pectic acids.

Words near pectic acid in the dictionary

  1. pectenotoxin
  2. pectenotoxins
  3. pectenoxanthin
  4. pectens
  5. pectic
  6. pectic acid
  7. pectic acids
  8. pectiform
  9. pectin
  10. pectinacean
  11. pectinaceans

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