peptize

pep·tize
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verb

To disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.

“Alphaltenes have a tendency to aggregate and flocculate, but resins contained in the crude oil peptize them and keep them in solution.”

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Meanings

verbpeptize (third-person singular simple present peptizes, present participle peptizing, simple past and past participle peptized)

present singular third person peptizes · participle present peptizing · participle past peptized · past peptized · alternative peptise

  1. To disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.

    Alphaltenes have a tendency to aggregate and flocculate, but resins contained in the crude oil peptize them and keep them in solution.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdisperse in a medium into a colloidal state

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separate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

peptize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptize

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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