peptize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pep′tīz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pep•tize  (pep′tīz),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto disperse (a substance) into colloidal form, usually in a liquid.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pep′tise. 
  • pept(one) + -ize 1860–65
pep•tiz′a•ble, adj. 
pep′ti•za′tion, n. 
pep′tiz•er, n. 


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