pectize

English

Alternative forms

pectise

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Verb

pectize (third-person singular simple present pectizes, present participle pectizing, simple past and past participle pectized)

1. (archaic) To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass; to gel.
   • 1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology

     Graham has shown, matter in this state often “pectizes” almost instantaneously — a touch will transform an entire mass.

Derived terms

• pectization

Related terms

• pectin

References

• “pectize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.