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Peptone

//ˈpɛptoʊn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
  2. 2
    any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids wordnet

Etymology

From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).

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