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单词 peptone
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peptone

[ pep-tohn ]
/ ˈpɛp toʊn /

noun Biochemistry.

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

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

peptize, Pepto-Bismol, peptogenic, peptolysis, 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), adjective

Word Origin for peptone

C19: from German Pepton, from Greek pepton something digested, from peptein to digest
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Medical definitions for peptone

peptone
[ pĕptōn′ ]

n.

Any of various soluble compounds that do not coagulate, are obtained by acid or enzyme hydrolysis of natural protein, and are used as nutrients in culture media.

Other words from peptone

pep•tonic (-tŏnĭk) adj.
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