— 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 ]