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peptonize

peptonize verb: to convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin.

Verb

peptonize (third-person singular simple present peptonizes, present participle peptonizing, simple past and past participle peptonized)

  1. To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin.

Forms of peptonize

third-person singular presentpeptonizes
present participlepeptonizing
past participlepeptonized
pastpeptonized

Origin of peptonize

From peptone + -ize.

Words formed from peptonize

Questions about peptonize

What does peptonize mean?
Peptonize means to convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin.
What part of speech is peptonize?
Peptonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of peptonize?
The past tense of peptonize is peptonized.

Words near peptonize in the dictionary

  1. peptonise
  2. peptonised
  3. peptonises
  4. peptonising
  5. peptonization
  6. peptonize
  7. peptonized
  8. peptonizes
  9. peptonizing
  10. peptonoid
  11. peptonoids

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