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peptonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pep-tonize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

From peptone + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

peptonizes (present, singular) peptonizing (participle, present) peptonized (participle, past) peptonized (past)

Derived Forms

peptonization

Questions

What does peptonize mean?
To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin.
Where does peptonize come from?
From peptone + -ize.

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