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peptonic — Relating to or containing peptone … Medical dictionary
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peptone — peptonelike, adj. peptonic /pep ton ik/, adj. peptonoid /pep teuh noyd /, n. /pep tohn/, n. Biochem. any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis. [1855 60; < G Pepton < Gk peptón, neut … Universalium
peptone — Descriptive term applied to intermediate polypeptide products, formed in partial hydrolysis of proteins, that are soluble in water, diffusible, and not coagulable by heat; used in bacterial culture media … Medical dictionary
peptone — /ˈpɛptoʊn/ (say peptohn) noun any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by hydrolysis. {German Pepton, from Greek (neuter adjective): cooked, digested} –peptonic /pɛpˈtɒnɪk/ (say pep tonik), adjective …
peptone — [pep′tōn΄] n. [Ger pepton < Gr, neut. of peptos, digested < peptein: see PEPSIN] any of a group of soluble and diffusible derived proteins formed by the action of enzymes on proteins, as in the process of digestion, or by acid hydrolysis of … English World dictionary
