peptonize
/pep-tuh-nahyz/US // ˈpɛp təˌnaɪz //UK // (ˈpɛptəˌnaɪz) //
百事通,百事可乐,百事达,百事利
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
pep·to·nized, pep·to·niz·ing.
- : to subject to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
- : to hydrolyze or dissolve by a proteolytic enzyme, as pepsin.
Examples
Milk thus prepared quickly spoils, and it is necessary to peptonize it in small quantity and often during the twenty-four hours.
Attention to the bowels is of great importance in these cases and it may be necessary to peptonize the milk for some time.
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