- peptonising
- peptonise (Brit.) v. make into a peptone; cause partial digestion of food using pepsin enzymes; dissolve with pepsin (also peptonize)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
peptonising
Look at other dictionaries:
peptonise — /ˈpɛptənaɪz/ (say peptuhnuyz) verb (t) (peptonised, peptonising) 1. to convert into a peptone. 2. to hydrolyse or dissolve by a proteolytic enzyme, such as pepsin. 3. to subject (food) to an artificial partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic… …
