peptics
plural of peptic
peptics (uncountable)
The science of digestion.
• steppic
Source: Wiktionary
Pep"tics, n.
Definition: The science of digestion.
Pep"tic, a. Etym: [L. pepticus, Gr. Pepsin.]
1. Relating to digestion; promoting digestion; digestive; as, peptic sauces.
2. Able to digest. [R.] Tolerably nutritive for a mind as yet so peptic. Carlyle.
3. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to pepsin; resembling pepsin in its power of digesting or dissolving albuminous matter; containing or yielding pepsin, or a body of like properties; as, the peptic glands.
Pep"tic, n.
1. An agent that promotes digestion.
2. pl.
Definition: The digestive organs. Is there some magic in the place, Or do my peptics differ Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
