pectate
[ pek-teyt ]
/ ˈpɛk teɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of pectic acid.
Origin of pectate
First recorded in 1825–35;
pect(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby pectate
pecos,
pecos bill,
pecquet,
pecs,
pectase,
pectate,
pecten,
pecten band,
pectenitis,
pectenosis,
pectic
British Dictionary definitions for pectate
pectate
/ (ˈpɛkteɪt) /
noun
a salt or ester of pectic acid
Word Origin for pectate
C19: from
pectic acid +
-ate
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