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Definition: Peptic |
PepticAdjective1. Relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "peptic" was first used: 1651. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Pertaining to pepsin or to digestion; related to the action of gastric juices. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Peptic |
| English words defined with "peptic": Carafate, cimetidine ♦ Daricon, duodenal ulcer ♦ famotidine ♦ gastric ulcer ♦ haematochezia, hematochezia, histamine blocker ♦ oxyphencyclimine ♦ Parapeptone, Pepcid, peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration ♦ ranitidine ♦ secretin, sucralfate ♦ Tagamet ♦ Zantac, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "peptic": 16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2 ♦ Arbaprostil ♦ Betahistine ♦ Esophagitis, Peptic ♦ Gastric Outlet Obstruction, Gastric Stump ♦ Helicobacter Infections ♦ Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage, Peptic Ulcer Perforation ♦ Sclerosing Solutions, Sclerotherapy ♦ Vitamin U. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "peptic": Chloropeptic. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (1995) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. (references) | |
The majority of peptic ulcers are caused by the H. pylori bacterium. (references) | ||
In the United States, more than 100,000 patients a year bleed from peptic ulcers. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Peptic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Peptic" is used about 237 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 237 | 19,467 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "peptic": peptic gland ♦ Peptic Ulcer ♦ Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) ♦ Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage ♦ Peptic Ulcer Perforation ♦ peptic ulceration ♦ ulcer peptic. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "peptic": peptic-glands, peptic-tryptic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
peptic ulcer | 352 |
peptic ulcer disease | 50 |
peptic ulcer symptom | 35 |
peptic ucer | 18 |
diet peptic ulcer | 15 |
peptic | 12 |
peptic ulcer treatment | 10 |
peptic picture ulcer | 6 |
peptic ulser | 3 |
peptic ulcer disease symptom | 3 |
acid peptic disease | 2 |
peptic surgery ulcer | 2 |
bleeding peptic ulcer | 2 |
diagnosis of peptic ulcer | 2 |
alternative peptic remedy ulcer | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "peptic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | peptik, i tretjes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مهضم. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | храносмилателен (alimentary, digestive, stomachic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 肽酶 (peptidase, peptidases). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | peptisk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | peptisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ruuansulatusneste (digestive juces, peptic juices), refluksiesofagiitti (peptic esophagitis, peptic oesophagitis, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis), oesophagitis refluens (peptic esophagitis, peptic oesophagitis, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | peptique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | peptisch (digestion-related). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πεπτικόσ (alimentary, digestive), πεπτικός (alimentary, digestive), πεψικός, χωνευτικόσ (digestive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | emésztést elõsegítõ szer, emésztést elõsegítõ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | peptico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | askaid pheptagh (peptic ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epticpay péptico. (various references) pepsic, digestiv (digestive). (various references) пищеварительный (alimentary, digestive). (various references) peptičan, organi za varenje, koji pomaže varenju. (various references) péptico. (various references) peptisk, som befordrar matsmältningen, mag- (abdominal, gastric). (various references) sindirimi kolaylaştırıcı (eupeptic), hazmettirici (digestive, eupeptic), hazım ile ilgili. (various references) травний (alimentary), пепсиновий. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | peptikos. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "peptic": peptics. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "peptic": dyspeptic, eupeptic. (additional references) | |
Words containing "peptic": dyspeptically, dyspeptics. (additional references) | |
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"Peptic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eptic, heptic, leptic, patic, pepit, peplic, Peplis, Pepto, Pertec, petia, petic, Petric, pipic, pontic, speptic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "peptic" (pronounced pe"ptik) |
| 5 | -e" p t i k | antiseptic, epileptic, septic, skeptic. |
| 4 | -p t i k | apocalyptic, cryptic, ecliptic, fiberoptic, optic, triptych. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, aortic, apathetic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-p-p-t" | |
-1 letter: pipet. | |
-2 letters: cite, epic, etic, pice, pipe. | |
-3 letters: cep, ice, pec, pep, pet, pic, pie, pip, pit, tic, tie, tip. | |
-4 letters: et, it, pe, pi, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-p-p-t" | |
+1 letter: peptics. | |
+2 letters: cuppiest, eupeptic, peptidic, peptonic. | |
+3 letters: chippiest, choppiest, crappiest, dyspeptic, epileptic, epiphytic, epitaphic, pitchpole, prescript, proleptic, prophetic. | |
+4 letters: apoplectic, appreciate, apprentice, dyspeptics, epileptics, episcopate, micropipet, participle, perception, perceptive, percipient, periphytic, phenotypic, pickpocket, pitchpoled, pitchpoles, preceptive, precipitin, prescripts, protreptic, scrappiest, supplicate, typescript. | |
+5 letters: aposiopetic, appetencies, applicative, appreciated, appreciates, appreciator, apprenticed, apprentices, cappelletti, coppersmith, dipterocarp, epiphytotic, episcopates, inappetence, micropipets, mucopeptide, octapeptide, participate, participles, perceptible, perceptibly, perceptions, percipients, peripatetic, perspective, perspicuity, photocopied, photocopier, photocopies, pickpockets, pleiotropic, precipitant, precipitate, precipitins, precipitous, presynaptic, prophetical, prospecting, prospective, protreptics, superscript, supplicated, supplicates, typescripts. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 70 74 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . .--. - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e p t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 0070 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)507182867569 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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