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peptic

[ pep-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

peptic

/ ˈpɛptɪk /

peptic

/ pĕp′tĭk /

Origin of peptic¹

1645–55; < Greek peptikós conducive to digestion, equivalent to pept ( ós ) digested (verbid of péptein ) + -ikos -ic

Origin of peptic¹

C17: from Greek peptikos capable of digesting, from pepsis digestion, from peptein to digest

It also furnishes the acid medium necessary for the best action of both the coagulating and peptic enzymes.

A sound peptic stomach does not yield so tamely to the precepts of the head or heart.

It was then and there that I first saw the subject of this sketch,—the Peptic Martyr.

Such secondary forms may be bronchitic, cardiac, renal, peptic or thymic.

We recommend our friends, before encountering such a temptation, to read our peptic precepts.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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