peptic

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Canada, US, UK/ˈpɛptɪk/Australia/ˈpeptɪk/New Zealand/ˈpeptək/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.

OriginLatin pepticus ← Ancient Greek πέψις →
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Meanings

adjectivepeptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to pepsin.
nounpeptic (plural peptics)

plural peptics

  1. An agent that promotes digestion.
  2. in pluralThe digestive organs.

    But though the port surpasses praise, / My nerves have dealt with stiffer. / Is there some magic in the place? / Or do my peptics differ?

    1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Will Waterproof’s Lyrical Monologue”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 186

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
peptogen

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπέψις“digestion”
  2. Latinpepticus
  3. Englishpeptic

From Latin pepticus, from Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”), a form of πέσσω (péssō).

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Translations

Bulgarian храносмилателен
  • храносмилателен (hranosmilatelen)of, pertaining to digestion
Greek πεπτικός
  • πεπτικός (peptikós)of, pertaining to digestion
Hungarian peptikus
  • peptikusof, pertaining to digestion
Italian peptico
  • pepticoof, pertaining to digestion
Russian пищевари́тельный
  • пищевари́тельный (piščevarítelʹnyj)of, pertaining to digestion
Spanish péptico
  • pépticoof, pertaining to digestion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peptic

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APA

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MLA

“peptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peptic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptic.

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