pectose
/ˈpɛktəʊz/ /ˈpɛktəʊs/originally Biochemistry
noun
= protopectin.
- Now chiefly in non-technical use..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Ronalds (1819–1889), chemist. From French pectose from pect- (in e.g. pectine) + -ose.