Polypeptone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A polymeric peptone
"Our current hypothesis is that polypeptone within the media contains some factor(s) that facilitates uracil consumption, but this remains to be proved."
Example
More examples"Our current hypothesis is that polypeptone within the media contains some factor(s) that facilitates uracil consumption, but this remains to be proved."
Etymology
From poly- + peptone.
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