peptonoid
/ˈpɛptənɔɪd/Now historical
noun
A substance consisting of food that has been partially predigested. Also: (figurative ) a text, statement, etc., whose meaning is evident or directly expressed.
Origin
Late 19th century. From peptone + -oid.
- conjecturally
- conjecture
- conjoin
- conjoined twins
- conjoint
- conjointly
- conjugacy
- conjugal
- conjugality
- conjugally
- conjugal rights
- conjugal visit
- conjugate
- conjugated
- conjugate diameter
- conjugated protein
- conjugation
- conjugational
- conjunct
- conjunction
- conjunctional
- conjunctiva
- conjunctival
- conjunctive
- conjunctively