peptonize

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pep⋅to⋅nize

[pep-tuh-nahyz]

–verb (used with object), -nized, -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.

Also, especially British, pep⋅to⋅nise.

Origin:
1875–80; peptone + -ize

Related forms:

pep⋅to⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun

pep⋅to⋅niz⋅er, noun

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pep·to·nize (pěp'tə-nīz')

tr.v. pep·to·nized, pep·to·niz·ing, pep·to·niz·es

To convert (protein) into a peptone.
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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Main Entry: pep·to·nize
Variant: also British pep·to·nise /'pep-t&-"nIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-nized also British -nised; -niz·ing also British -nis·ing
1 : to convert into peptone; especially : todigest or dissolve by a proteolytic enzyme
2 : to combine with peptone

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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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