Standard Lemma guide

peptic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛptɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈpeptɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈpeptək/
  • rhymes with -ɛptɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 P T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to pepsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An agent that promotes digestion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The digestive organs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

relating to or promoting digestion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • peptic juices

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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