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What does pectic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances
  2. Relating to pectic acid or its derivatives
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They increase the elimination of food residues and the insoluble pectic acid stimulates the digestive tract.
Total levels of pectic substances may be of concern during cider manufacture with respect to haze formation.
Plant cell walls are composed primarily of cellulose microfibrils, hemicelluloses, pectic polysaccharides, and small amounts of structural proteins.
Fibre is usually made up of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectic substances.
That layer is eliminated by fermentation, actually a form of digestion in which naturally occurring pectic enzymes decompose the pulp while the wetted seeds are held in tanks for one to three days.
The heterogeneous, branched, and highly hydrated pectic polysaccharides differ from hemicelluloses in important respects.

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