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peptone: Meaning and Definition of

pep•tone

Pronunciation: (pep'tōn), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
peptolytic peptonize
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