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antipeptone

antipeptone noun: a product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.

Noun

antipeptone (plural antipeptones)

  1. (archaic) A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.

Forms of antipeptone

pluralantipeptones

Origin of antipeptone

From anti- + peptone.

Questions about antipeptone

What does antipeptone mean?
Antipeptone means a product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.
What part of speech is antipeptone?
Antipeptone is a noun.
What is the plural of antipeptone?
The plural of antipeptone is antipeptones.

Words near antipeptone in the dictionary

  1. antipellagra
  2. antipellagric
  3. antipeonage
  4. antipeople
  5. antipeptide
  6. antipeptone
  7. antipeptones
  8. antipercolation
  9. antiperestroika
  10. antiperformance
  11. antiperinuclear

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