Associations to the word «Peptone»

Wiktionary

PEPTONE, noun. (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

Dictionary definition

PEPTONE, noun. Any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids.

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad