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verb (used with object), pep·to·nized, pep·to·niz·ing.
1.
to subject (food) to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
2.
to hydrolyze or dissolve by a proteolytic enzyme, as pepsin.
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peptonize pep·to·nize (pěp'tə-nīz')
v. pep·to·nized, pep·to·niz·ing, pep·to·niz·es
To convert protein into a soluble peptone by enzymatic action.
To dissolve food by means of a proteolytic enzyme.
To combine with peptone.
pep'to·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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