peptonizing

Variant of peptonize

peptonize definition

pep·to·nize (pep′tə nīz′)

transitive verb peptonized -·nized′, peptonizing -·niz′·ing

  1. to change (proteins) into peptones
  2. to subject to the action of pepsin or other protein-converting agents

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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