Congealing; curdling: noting an acid found in many fruits, which in large part makes up fruit-jellies.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.
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adjective.
of or relating to or derived from pectin
Word Usage
"Certain new types have been added, notably a soluble or 'pectic' form isolated from the juice of the white currant (p. 152), and the pith-like wood of the"