pectate

[ pek-teyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of pectic acid.

pectate

/ ˈpɛkteɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of pectic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of pectate¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pect(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of pectate¹

C19: from pectic acid + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Abundance and genetic diversity of microbial polygalacturonase and pectate lyase in the sheep rumen ecosystem.

From Scientific American

After a week of these distressing symptoms, they would be given some of the routine pectate preparations and more reassurance.

From Time Magazine Archive