English Explanatory Dictionary

parapeptone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.

Word forms

parapeptone parapeptones

Etymology

From para- + peptone.

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