peptonize

peptonize [pep-tuh-nahyz] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), pep·to·nized, pep·to·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 of peptonize First recorded in 1875–80; peptone + -ize Related formspep·to·ni·za·tion, nounpep·to·niz·er, noun Examples from the Web for peptonization Historical Examples of peptonization

The peptonization should not be carried beyond a slightly bitter taste.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II

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Take, for example, the single question of peptonization by gastric digestion.

On Digestive Proteolysis

R. H. Chittenden

British Dictionary definitions for peptonization peptonize peptonise verb

1. (tr) to hydrolyse (a protein) to peptones by enzymic action, esp by pepsin or pancreatic extract

Derived Formspeptonization or peptonisation, nounpeptonizer or peptoniser, noun peptonization in Medicine peptonize [pĕp′tə-nīz′] v.

1. To convert protein into a soluble peptone by enzymatic action.
2. To dissolve food by means of a proteolytic enzyme.
3. To combine with peptone.

Related formspep′to•ni•za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.