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peptize

Syllables: pep·tize

peptize verb: to disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.

Verb

peptize (third-person singular simple present peptizes, present participle peptizing, simple past and past participle peptized)

  1. To disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.
    • Alphaltenes have a tendency to aggregate and flocculate, but resins contained in the crude oil peptize them and keep them in solution.

Forms of peptize

third-person singular presentpeptizes
present participlepeptizing
past participlepeptized
pastpeptized
alternative formpeptise

Words formed from peptize

Questions about peptize

What does peptize mean?
Peptize means to disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.
What part of speech is peptize?
Peptize is a verb.
What is the past tense of peptize?
The past tense of peptize is peptized.

Words near peptize in the dictionary

  1. peptises
  2. peptising
  3. peptizable
  4. peptization
  5. peptizations
  6. peptize
  7. peptized
  8. peptizer
  9. peptizers
  10. peptizes
  11. peptizing

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