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peptizing

peptizing is the present participle and gerund 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 peptizing

What is peptizing the present participle and gerund of?
Peptizing is the present participle and gerund of peptize.

Words near peptizing in the dictionary

  1. peptize
  2. peptized
  3. peptizer
  4. peptizers
  5. peptizes
  6. peptizing
  7. Pepto
  8. Pepto Bismol
  9. Pepto-Bismol
  10. peptogen
  11. peptogenic

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