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pectinolytic

pectinolytic adjective: that hydrolyses pectin and related compounds.

Adjective

pectinolytic (not comparable)

  1. That hydrolyses pectin and related compounds

Origin of pectinolytic

From pectin + -o- + -lytic.

Questions about pectinolytic

What does pectinolytic mean?
Pectinolytic means that hydrolyses pectin and related compounds.
What part of speech is pectinolytic?
Pectinolytic is an adjective.

Words near pectinolytic in the dictionary

  1. pectiniids
  2. pectinioside
  3. pectinoid
  4. pectinoids
  5. pectinolysis
  6. pectinolytic
  7. pectinose
  8. pectinous
  9. pectins
  10. pectisation
  11. pectise

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