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1. (n.) peptone
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
Etymology: (1855–60; < G Pepton < Gk peptón, neut. of peptós cooked, digested, v. adj. of péptein)
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1. (noun) peptone
any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
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1. (noun) peptone
the soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids
2. (noun) peptone
collectively, in a broader sense, all the products resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or pancreatic juice. In this case, however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true peptones. Also termed albuminose
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