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PRONUNCIATION OF PECTIC ACID

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECTIC ACID

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Pectic acid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PECTIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pectic acid

Pectic acid, also known as polygalacturonic acid, is a water-insoluble, transparent gelatinous acid existing in ripe fruit and some vegetables. It is a product of pectin degradation in plants, and is produced via the interaction between pectinase and pectin.

Definition of pectic acid in the English dictionary

The definition of pectic acid in the dictionary is a complex acid containing arabinose and galactose that occurs in ripe fruit, beets, and other vegetables. Formula: C35H50O33.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECTIC ACID

pectate
pecten
pectic
pectin
pectinaceous
pectinal
pectinate
pectinated
pectinately
pectination
pectineal
pectines
pectinesterase
pectinous
pectisable
pectisation
pectise
pectizable
pectization
pectize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECTIC ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid
uric acid

Synonyms and antonyms of pectic acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pectic acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECTIC ACID

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The translations of pectic acid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pectic acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

果胶酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido péctico
570 millions of speakers

English

pectic acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pectic एसिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمض بكتينية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пектиновая кислоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido péctico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেটিক অ্যাসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´acide pectique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid pektik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pectinsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペクチン酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펙트 산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam peptik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

axit pectic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெக்டிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेक्टिक आम्ल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pektik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´acido pectico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas pektowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пектинова кислоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acidul pectic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πηκτικές οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pectine suur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pektinsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pektiske syre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pectic acid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTIC ACID»

The term «pectic acid» is used very little and occupies the 175.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTIC ACID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pectic acid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECTIC ACID»

Discover the use of pectic acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pectic acid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Food Science
Pectic acid is a shorter-chain derivative of pectinic acid that is formed as fruit overripens. Enzymes, such as polygalacturonase and pectinesterase, cause depolymerization and demethylation of the pectinic acid, respectively. Complete  ...
Vickie Vaclavik, Elizabeth W. Christian, 2007
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Biochemical Methods
Pectic acid is an unbranchcd molecule made up of about 100 units of D- galacturonic acid residues. The monomers are linked through 1-4 linkages. Pectin is an extensively esterified pectic acid. Several carboxyl groups exist as methyl esters.
S Sadasivam, A. Manickam, 1996
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Philosophical Magazine
ANALYSES OF PECTIC ACID. BY M. V. KEGNAULT. The properties of pectic acid were carefully studied by M. Bra- connot, who first extracted it in a pure state from the roots and barks of trees. But the composition of this acid, which acts so ...
‎1838
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Biochemistry
Pectic acid, soluble in water, is probably the precursor of pectin and protopectin. Pectin, an important component of primary walls, is sold commercially as a gelling agent in fruit jellies. Protopectin, in association with calcium or magnesium, ...
Keshav Trehan, 1990
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
Fromberg prepared his pectic acid from turnips by comminution, washing with cold water, and boiling with very dilute carbonate of sodium. According to D ivers (Chem. Soc. J. xvii. 91) pectic acid is produced, together with parapectic acid, ...
Henry Watts, 1872
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A Dictionary of Chemistry
According to Fre1 my, pectic acid prepared in the ordinary way (probably according to methods 2 and 3) contains albuminous substances which may be more easily precipitated by small quantities of basic acetate of lead, after prolonged ...
Henry Watts, 1866
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Natural Products
Moreover, pectic acid forms a product of high viscosity solution having a good film-forming properties. Constitution : Pectin, as normally isolated from plant material, is found to be a mixture of mainly three polysaccharides namely pectic acid as ...
O.P. Agarwal
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A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the ...
that pectine and pectic acid are identical in composition: the latter chemist gives Cn H8 PECTINE AND PECTIC ACID. 69 6. THE PEOTINACEOUS ALIMENTARY PRINCIPLE. (Vegetable .Telly.) Jelly is of two kinds—-animal and vegetable.
Jonathan Pereira, Charles Alfred Lee, 1851
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CRC Handbook of Food Additives, Second Edition
Table 5 NOMENCLATURE OF PECTIC ENZYMES Acting on pectin Pectin methylesterases (PME) Polymethylgalacturonases (PMG) Pectin lyases (PL) Endo-PMG Endo-PL Exo-PMG Exo-PL Acting on pectic acid Polygalacturonases (PG) ...
Thomas E. Furia, 1980
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Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts
being pressed between filtering paper, was found to dry with great facility. This was then decomposed by excess of sulphuric acid, and the mixed precipitate of sulphate of baryta and pectic acid boiled with caustic soda by filtration, the pectate ...
‎1830

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECTIC ACID»

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Tim Carney: Heinz and Buffett: Big government for thick ketchup
He added vinegar and the right mixture of pectin and pectic acid. The result was the thicker ketchup we now know. To make the recipe work, ... «Washington Examiner, Feb 13»
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Cider production - An apple phenomenon
At low temperatures the pectin in the fruit converts to pectic acid forming a gel with the calcium. This rises to the surface forming a brown layer ... «Horticulture Week, May 12»

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