Peptone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
- 2 any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids wordnet
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More examples""Story be damned!" said the Time Traveller. "I want something to eat. I won't say a word until I get some peptone into my arteries. Thanks. And the salt.""
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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