- peptonizing
- peptonize (Amer.) 'peptənaɪz v. make into a peptone; cause partial digestion of food using pepsin enzymes; dissolve with pepsin (also peptonise)
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peptonize — 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… … Universalium
pancreatin — A mixture of the enzymes from the pancreas of the ox or hog, used internally as a digestive, and also as a peptonizing agent in preparing predigested foods; it contains the proteolytic trypsin, the amylolytic amylopsin, and the lipolytic steapsin … Medical dictionary
peptonization — Conversion by enzymic action of native protein into soluble peptone. * * * pep·to·niz·a·tion also Brit pep·to·nis·a·tion .pep tə nə zā shən n the process of peptonizing: PROTEOLYSIS … Medical dictionary
peptonisation — (Brit.) n. subjection to partial digestion by the enzyme pepsin; dissolution by pepsin; process of peptonizing (also peptonization) … English contemporary dictionary
peptonisations — peptonisation (Brit.) n. subjection to partial digestion by the enzyme pepsin; dissolution by pepsin; process of peptonizing (also peptonization) … English contemporary dictionary
peptonization — (Amer.) n. subjection to partial digestion by the enzyme pepsin; dissolution by pepsin; process of peptonizing (also peptonisation) … English contemporary dictionary
peptonizations — peptonization (Amer.) n. subjection to partial digestion by the enzyme pepsin; dissolution by pepsin; process of peptonizing (also peptonisation) … English contemporary dictionary
peptonize — [pep′tə nīz΄] vt. peptonized, peptonizing 1. to change (proteins) into peptones 2. to subject to the action of pepsin or other protein converting agents peptonization n … English World dictionary
peptonization — ˌpeptənə̇ˈzāshən noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peptonize + ation : the process of peptonizing : proteolysis * * * peptonīzāˈtion or peptonīsāˈtion noun … Useful english dictionary
pep|ton|i|za|tion — «PEHP tuh nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. the process of peptonizing or converting into peptones … Useful english dictionary
