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pec·tic acid (p

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

[French pectique, related to pectin, from Greek pktikos, coagulating, from pktos, coagulated; see pectin.]

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pectic acid - a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables

acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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