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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats