Pectosic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pectosic \Pec*to"sic\ (p[e^]k*t[=o]"s[i^]k), a. (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose;
     specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute
     largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.
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