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peptized

peptized is the simple past and past participle of peptize.

Meaning of peptize

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.

Questions about peptized

What is peptized the simple past and past participle of?
Peptized is the simple past and past participle of peptize.

Words near peptized in the dictionary

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

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