peptizedadj.
/ˈpɛptʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈpɛpˌtaɪzd/ Chemistry.
That has been subjected to peptization.
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peptized1916
1916 Bot. Gaz. 62 423 The tannin peptizes the ellagic acid gel.., the tannin being called the peptizator and the gel the peptized substance.
1966 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 11 293/1 In surface waters..the predominant form of iron is as Fe3+ hydroxide, either as a precipitate or as a peptized sol.
1997 World Oil (Nexis) Nov. 101 The asphaltenes are fully peptized and able to move through the bitumen as freely as the viscosity of the intermicellar phase permits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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