peptogenicadj.
/ˌpɛptəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛptəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Biochemistry. Now rare.
Stimulating the formation of pepsin. Later also: having the quality of hydrolysing protein into soluble form (peptone).
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peptogenic1886
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1886 Science 26 Mar. 291/1 The introduction..of some good peptogenic substance, such as broths or dextrine, uniformly hastened digestion in the stomach.
1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Peptogenic, pepsin-producing. Term used for those substances which, introduced into the stomach, stimulate the secretion of the pepsin of the gastric juice.
1900 Lancet 4 Aug. 43 (advt.) Peptogenic Milk Powder..converts the caseine into a condition corresponding..to the peptone-like albuminoids of breast milk.
1967 Ecol. Monogr. 37 219/1 Digestion in trout takes place in a peptogenic and acidogenic stomach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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