pecticacid

pec·tic acid (pĕkʹtĭk) n.

A transparent gelatinous acid, C₁₇H₂₄O₁₆, insoluble in water, formed by the hydrolysis of certain esters of pectin.

  [French pectique, related to pectin, from Greek pēktikos, coagulating, from pēktos, coagulated. See pectin.]

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