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peptone

English

Etymology

From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek ?????? (peptón, cooked) derived from ????? (pépt?)

Noun

peptone (plural peptones)

  1. (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

Derived terms

  • amphopeptone
  • antipeptone
  • bactopeptone
  • hemipeptone
  • neopeptone

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “peptone”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pep?to.ne/

Noun

peptone m (plural peptoni)

  1. peptone

Further reading

  • peptone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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peptogen

English

Etymology

See peptone and -gen.

Noun

peptogen (plural peptogens)

  1. (physiology) Any substance convertible into peptone.
  2. An agent that promotes digestion.
    Synonym: peptic

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