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pectic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective pectic has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
pectic, a. [Gr. phkto`s curdled.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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