peptone

[ pep-tohn ]

/ ˈpɛp toʊn /

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noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.

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Origin of peptone

1855–60; <German Pepton<Greek peptón, neuter of peptós cooked, digested, verbid of péptein

OTHER WORDS FROM peptone

pep·tone·like, adjectivepep·ton·ic

[pep-ton-ik], /pɛpˈtɒn ɪk/, adjectivepep·to·noid

[pep-tuh-noid], /ˈpɛp təˌnɔɪd/, noun

Words nearby peptone

peptide, peptide bond, peptidolytic, peptize, peptolytic, peptone, peptonize, Pepys, Pepys' Diary, Péquiste, Pequot

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How to use peptone in a sentence

Steam in the steamer at 100° C. for twenty minutes to dissolve the peptone and glucose.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Heat in the steamer at 100° C. for twenty minutes to complete the solution of the peptone.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Heat in the steamer at 100° C. for thirty minutes, to completely dissolve the peptone, etc.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Both the tyrosine and tryptophane may be either in the free state or in combination as polypeptid or peptone.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

Subcultivate such as appear to be composed of diphtheria bacilli in glucose peptone solution.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for peptone

peptone

/ (ˈpɛptəʊn) /

noun

biochem any of a group of compounds that form an intermediary group in the digestion of proteins to amino acidsSee also proteose

Derived forms of peptone

peptonic (pɛpˈtɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for peptone

C19: from German Pepton, from Greek pepton something digested, from peptein to digest

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