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peptonize

[ pep-tuh-nahyz ]
/ ˈpɛp təˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), pep·to·nized, pep·to·niz·ing.
to subject (food) to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
to hydrolyze or dissolve by a proteolytic enzyme, as pepsin.
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Also especially British, pep·to·nise .

Origin of peptonize

First recorded in 1875–80; peptone + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM peptonize

pep·to·ni·za·tion, nounpep·to·niz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for peptonize

peptonize

peptonise

/ (ˈpɛptəˌnaɪz) /

verb
(tr) to hydrolyse (a protein) to peptones by enzymic action, esp by pepsin or pancreatic extract

Derived forms of peptonize

peptonization or peptonisation, nounpeptonizer or peptoniser, noun
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