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English
Etymology
From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).
Noun
peptone (plural peptones)
- (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
Derived terms
Translations
water-soluble product of partial protein hydrolysis
References
French
Pronunciation
Noun
peptone f (plural peptones)
- peptone
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pepˈto.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: pep‧tó‧ne
Noun
peptone m (plural peptoni)
- peptone
Further reading
- peptone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana