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Peptonize
Pep′to-nize
,Verb.
T.
(Physiol.)
To convert into peptone; to digest or dissolve by means of a proteolytic ferment;
as,
. peptonized
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peptonize
peptonize
English
Verb
peptonize (third-person singular simple present peptonizes, present participle peptonizing, simple past and past participle peptonized)
- (physiology, biochemistry) To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin
Derived terms
Translations
convert a protein into peptones
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