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PEPTONISED
Definition of PEPTONISED
verb
simple past and past participle of peptonise
PEPTONIZE · via peptonise
verb
To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin.
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Word DNA
PEPTONISED inherits its ancestry from its root, PEPTONE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PEPTONE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEPTONISED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEPTONISED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEINOPPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and E appear more than once.
Words that start PEPTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PEPTONISED?
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