PEPTONIZE

Etymology

Verb

peptonize (third-person singular simple present peptonizes, present participle peptonizing, simple past and past participle peptonized)

(physiology, biochemistry) To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin

Source: Wiktionary


Pep"to*nize, v. t. (Physiol.)

Definition: To convert into peptone; to digest or dissolve by means of a proteolytic ferment; as, peptonized food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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