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Webster 1913 Edition

pectic

pec′tic

(pĕk′tĭk)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
πηκτόσ
curdled.]
(Chem.)
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.

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