Pectic enzymes from fruits can be made less active if phenolic substances are present (New Scientist).
make stiff]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pec — am·y·lo·pec·tin; as·pec·tion; as·pec·tu·al; as·tro·pec·ten; ex·pec·ta·tion; ex·pec·to·rate; ex·pec·to·ra·tion; ex·pec·to·ra·tor; im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty; im·pec·ca·ble; im·pec·can·cy; im·pec·cant; iso·pec·tic; PEC; pec·a·ri; pec·ca·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
pectic — pec·tic … English syllables
pectin — pec•tin [[t]ˈpɛk tɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a white colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight, present in ripe fruits: used in fruit jellies for its thickening and emulsifying properties • Etymology: 1830–40; < Gk pēkt(ós) fixed, congealed… … From formal English to slang
pecticacid — pec·tic acid (pĕkʹtĭk) n. A transparent gelatinous acid, C17H24O16, insoluble in water, formed by the hydrolysis of certain esters of pectin. [French pectique, related to pectin, from Greek pēktikos, coagulating, from pēktos, coagulated. See… … Universalium
pèctic — pèc|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
pectic acid — pec′tic ac′id n. chem. any of several products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters • Etymology: 1825–35; < Gk pēktikós congealing =pēkt(ós) congealed (verbal adj. of pēgnýnai to fix in, make solid) + ikos ic … From formal English to slang
pectic — Relating to any of the substances or materials now referred to as pectin. [G. pektos, stiff, curdled] * * * pec·tic pek tik adj of, relating to, or derived from pectin * * * pec·tic (pekґtik) relating to pectin … Medical dictionary
iso — iso·abnormal; iso·agglutination; iso·agglutinin; iso·agglutinogen; iso·allele; iso·alloxazine; iso·amyl; iso·amylene; iso·antibody; iso·antigen; iso·bar; iso·barbaloin; iso·bar·ic; iso·barometric; iso·base; iso·bathy·therm; iso·bilateral;… … English syllables
Metapectic — Met a*pec tic, a. [Pref. meta + pectic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
