Associations to the word «Peptic»

Wiktionary

PEPTIC, adjective. Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion
PEPTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to pepsin
PEPTIC, noun. An agent that promotes digestion.
PEPTIC, noun. (in the plural) The digestive organs.
PEPTIC ULCER, noun. (pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.
PEPTIC ULCERS, noun. Plural of peptic ulcer

Dictionary definition

PEPTIC, adjective. Relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats