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pectosic acid

pectosic acid noun: an acid that consists mainly of pectin.

Noun

pectosic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid that consists mainly of pectin.

Origin of pectosic acid

From pectose + -ic + acid.

Questions about pectosic acid

What does pectosic acid mean?
Pectosic acid means an acid that consists mainly of pectin.
What part of speech is pectosic acid?
Pectosic acid is a noun.

Words near pectosic acid in the dictionary

  1. pectoriloquism
  2. pectoriloquous
  3. pectoriloquy
  4. pectose
  5. pectoses
  6. pectosic acid
  7. pectous
  8. pectunculi
  9. pectunculus
  10. pectus
  11. pectus carinatum

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