PEPTIC


Meaning of PEPTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpep-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin pepticus, from Greek peptikos, from peptos cooked, from peptein, pessein to cook, digest — more at cook

Date: 1651

1. : relating to or promoting digestion : digestive

2. : of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin

peptic digestion

3. : connected with or resulting from the action of digestive juices

a peptic ulcer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.