PEPTONIZE


Meaning of PEPTONIZE in English

— peptonization , n. — peptonizer , n.

/pep"teuh nuyz'/ , v.t., peptonized, peptonizing .

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, esp. Brit., peptonise .

[ 1875-80; PEPTONE + -IZE ]

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