pectize, v.
(ˈpɛktaɪz)
[f. Gr. πηκτ-ός fixed, congealed (cf. pectic) + -ize.]
trans. and intr. To change into a gelatinous mass; to congeal.
| 1882 Ogilvie, Pectize,..to congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass. H. Spencer. 1885 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts Ser. iv. 10/1 The zinc compound does not..sufficiently pectise cellulose. Ibid. 10/2 The film of pectised cellulose. Ibid., Pectising is brought about by the copper solution. |