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pectizes

pectizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pectize.

Meaning of pectize

Verb

pectize (third-person singular simple present pectizes, present participle pectizing, simple past and past participle pectized)

  1. (archaic) To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass; to gel.
    • Graham has shown, matter in this state often “pectizes” almost instantaneously — a touch will transform an entire mass.1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology

Questions about pectizes

What is pectizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pectizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pectize.

Words near pectizes in the dictionary

  1. pectises
  2. pectising
  3. pectization
  4. pectize
  5. pectized
  6. pectizes
  7. pectizing
  8. pectobacteria
  9. pectobacterium
  10. pectocellulose
  11. pectocelluloses

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