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peptonize
pep·to·nize [ péptə nz ] (past and past participle pep·to·nized, present participle pep·to·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular pep·to·niz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
digest food with proteolytic enzymes: to digest protein using an enzyme

pep·to·ni·za·tion [ pèptəni záysh'n ] noun
pep·to·niz·er [ péptə nzər ] noun
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