peptonizationn.
/ˌpɛptənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpɛptənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpɛptəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of peptonizing something.
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1880 Science 25 Dec. 319/2 Casein is..a mixture of albumen and protalb-bodies which appear as transition stages in peptonisation.
1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xiv. 178 In litmus milk acid and clot are generally produced, and in some cases peptonization may follow.
1991 Jrnl. Clin. Microbiol. 29 2450 They [sc. bacteria] are negative in reactions for hemolysis.., esculin hydrolysis, and peptonization of litmus milk.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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