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pectic substance
noun
Medical Definition of PECTIC SUBSTANCE
: any of a group of complex colloidal carbohydrate derivatives of plant origin that contain a large proportion of units derived from galacturonic acid and include protopectins, pectins, pectinic acids, and pectic acids
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