peptone

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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)

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

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Noun

peptone f (plural peptones)

  1. peptone

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pepˈto.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pep‧tó‧ne

Noun

peptone m (plural peptoni)

  1. peptone

Further reading

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