peptone
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).
Noun edit
peptone (plural peptones)
- (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
water-soluble product of partial protein hydrolysis
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “peptone”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
peptone f (plural peptones)
Further reading edit
- “peptone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peptone m (plural peptoni)
Further reading edit
- peptone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana