pectic acid
Chemistry and Biochemistry
noun
Any of a class of colloidal polymers of galacturonic acid formed by the hydrolysis of natural pectins; demethylated pectin.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Glasgow Mechanics' Magazine.
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