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pectizing

pectizing is the present participle and gerund 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 pectizing

What is pectizing the present participle and gerund of?
Pectizing is the present participle and gerund of pectize.

Words near pectizing in the dictionary

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

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