Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To convert (protein) into a peptone.
- transitive verb To dissolve (food) by means of a proteolytic enzyme.
- transitive verb To combine with peptone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To convert into peptones.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Physiol.) To convert into peptone; to digest or dissolve by means of a proteolytic ferment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb physiology, transitive To
convert intopeptone ; todigest ordissolve by means of aproteolytic ferment .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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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If the former, it is better to raise the milk to boiling point after peptonizing; if the latter, it should not be peptonized more than ten minutes, for it will continue to peptonize while it is being taken by the child.
The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses L. Emmett Holt
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To completely peptonize the milk, two hours are required.
The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler
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Additional corroboration of this view is afforded by researches of physiological chemistry, and the discovery of elements produced at various points along the digestive tract, whose function it is to peptonize milk foods, emulsify fats and oils, destroy the insulation of muscular fiber, and prepare the nucleines for absorption and nutrition.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Duclaux, [197] who in 1887 advanced the idea that this change was due to that type of bacteria which is able to liquefy gelatin, peptonize milk, and cause a hydrolytic change in proteids.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying 1910
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In cases of especially weak digestion it may be necessary to peptonize the milk, which may be done as follows: Add 5 grains of extract of pancreas and 15 grains of baking soda to 1 pint of milk.
Public School Domestic Science Adelaide Hoodless 1884
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