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pectous, a. Chem. (ˈpɛktəs) [f. Gr. πηκτ-ός congealed + -ous.] a. Congealed, solidified: said of modified forms of substances ordinarily fluid. b. Related to pectin. pectous acid, name of a particular acid related to pectic acid (cf. -ous c).1861 Graham in Phil. Trans. 184 Fluid colloids appear to h...
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pectinous
pectinous, a. Chem. (ˈpɛktɪnəs) [f. pectin + -ous.] Of the nature of or related to pectin: = pectinaceous, pectous b.1844 [see pectinaceous]. 1892 Chambers' Encycl. IX. 788/1 The juice of the [beet] root contains..albuminous, pectinous, and other substances.
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pectose
pectose Chem. (ˈpɛktəʊs) [f. stem pect- of pectic + -ose.] An insoluble substance related to cellulose and occurring with it in vegetable tissues, esp. in unripe fruits and fleshy roots; by the action of acids, etc. it is converted into pectin.1857 W. A. Miller Elem. Chem. III. 83 The cellular tissu...
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rheopexy
rheopexy Physical Chem. (ˈriːəpɛksɪ) [f. rheo- + -pexy.] The property, possessed by some sols, of undergoing accelerated gelation when subjected to gentle mechanical agitation. Cf. thixotropy. So rheoˈpectic a.1935 Freundlich & Juliusburger in Trans. Faraday Soc. XXXI. 921 It is too cumbrous to say ...
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