peptonize
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.
Origin of peptonize
1- Also especially British, pep·to·nise .
Other words from peptonize
- pep·to·ni·za·tion, noun
- pep·to·niz·er, noun
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How to use peptonize in a sentence
In peptonizing, the directions which accompany the powders to be used for that purpose should be followed carefully.
Fat and Blood | S. Weir MitchellThe pyloric end of the stomach exhibits strong peptonizing powers and much of the hydrolysis of protein takes place here.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. ProudfitThose which convert the proteids into soluble form, as the peptonizing ferments, have no action upon the carbohydrates.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value | Harry SnyderIn milk there is a soluble ferment material or enzyme which has the power of peptonizing proteids.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value | Harry SnyderPeptonizing and spore-bearing species have also been reported as well as gas-producing forms allied to the colon bacillus.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition | H. L. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for peptonize
peptonise
/ (ˈpɛptəˌnaɪz) /
(tr) to hydrolyse (a protein) to peptones by enzymic action, esp by pepsin or pancreatic extract
Derived forms of peptonize
- peptonization or peptonisation, noun
- peptonizer or peptoniser, noun
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