peptonize

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Etymology

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peptone +‎ -ize

Verb

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peptonize (third-person singular simple present peptonizes, present participle peptonizing, simple past and past participle peptonized)

  1. (physiology, biochemistry) To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin

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