peptone
Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial…Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
Meaning
1 sensesAny water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
Translations
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From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέFrom German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).
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