Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “pectosic acid” come from?

pectosic acid (English) comes from English pectose — An amorphous carbohydrate found especially in...

pectosic acid (English): An acid that consists mainly of pectin

Definitions

  1. An acid that consists mainly of pectin

Ancestry of “pectosic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpectoseAn amorphous carbohydrate found especially in...
Every word from English pectose →