Crossword-Solution: PECTIC
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pectic | a. | 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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| Kind of acid from apples, grapes, etc. | 1 answer |
| Type of acid or enzyme | 1 answer |
| Type of acid | 19 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEAER
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PECTIC (5)
Pectic acid can be extracted by the chemist from Carrots, which will solidify plain sugared water into a wholesome appetising jelly.
One part of this pectic acid dissolved in a little hot water, and added to make three hundred parts of warm water, [90] is soon converted into a mass of trembling jelly.
Acids and many metallic salts, such as mercury, chloride and lead acetate, precipitate pectic acid from its solutions.
The 'pectic' group consequently must be extended to include hydrated and soluble forms of the mixed complex of condensed and unsaturated groups with normal carbohydrates, such as constitute the fibrous lignocelluloses.
Etym: [Pectic + cellulose.] (Chem.) Defn: An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp.
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Appears in: NYT, Universal.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1965–2011).