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pec⋅tize

  [pek-tahyz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to change into a jelly; jellify; gel; gelatinize; gelatinate.
Also, especially British, pectise.

Origin:
1880–85; < Gk pēkt(ós) fixed, congealed (see pectic ) + -ize

Related forms:
pec⋅tiz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pec⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun
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