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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/, nounWords nearby peptone
peptide, peptide bond, peptidolytic, peptize, peptolytic, peptone, peptonize, Pepys, Pepys' Diary, Péquiste, Pequot
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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), adjectiveWord Origin for peptone
C19: from German Pepton, from Greek pepton something digested, from peptein to digest
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