English Explanatory Dictionary

peptone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛptoʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peptone.wav

Word forms

peptone peptones

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone From German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).

Derived words

amphopeptone antipeptone bactopeptone hemipeptone metapeptone mycopeptone neopeptone parapeptone peptonic peptonization peptonize peptonoid peptonuria polypeptone propeptone
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