peptone
English
Etymology
From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked”) derived from πέπτω (péptō).
Noun
peptone (plural peptones)
- (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
water-soluble product of partial protein hydrolysis
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “peptone”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
Noun
peptone f (plural peptones)
- peptone
Further reading
- “peptone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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