pectic acid

pectic acid

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pectic acid n any of various water-insoluble substances formed by hydrolyzing the methyl ester groups of pectins

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pec·tic ac·id (pekґtik) a complex acid occurring in fruits, containing partially demethylated polymeric galacturonic acids.

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