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pep·tone  (pptn)

n.

Any of various water-soluble protein derivatives obtained by partial hydrolysis of a protein by an acid or enzyme during digestion and used in culture media in bacteriology.

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[German Pepton, from Greek peptos, digested, from peptein, to digest; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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pep·tonic (-tnk) adj.

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peptone - any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical