of, relating to, or promoting digestion of, relating to, or caused by pepsin or the action of the digestive juices
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pep•tic /ˈpɛptɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Physiologyrelating to or associated with digestion;
digestive. - Physiologypromoting digestion.
n. [countable]
- Physiologya substance promoting digestion.
pep•tic
(pep′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Physiologypertaining to or associated with digestion;
digestive. - Physiologypromoting digestion.
- Biochemistryof or pertaining to pepsin.
n.
- Physiologya substance promoting digestion.
- Greek peptikós conducive to digestion, equivalent. to pept(ós) digested (verbid of péptein) + -ikos -ic
- 1645–55
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