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hemipeptone

hemipeptone noun: a product of gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter, which (unlike antipeptone) is convertible into leucin and tyrosin by the continued action of pancreatic juice. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by boiling dilute sulphuric acid.

Noun

hemipeptone (plural hemipeptones)

  1. A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter, which (unlike antipeptone) is convertible into leucin and tyrosin by the continued action of pancreatic juice. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by boiling dilute sulphuric acid.

Forms of hemipeptone

pluralhemipeptones

Origin of hemipeptone

From hemi- + peptone.

Questions about hemipeptone

What does hemipeptone mean?
Hemipeptone means a product of gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter, which (unlike antipeptone) is convertible into leucin and tyrosin by the continued action of pancreatic juice. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by boiling dilute sulphuric acid.
What part of speech is hemipeptone?
Hemipeptone is a noun.
What is the plural of hemipeptone?
The plural of hemipeptone is hemipeptones.

Words near hemipeptone in the dictionary

  1. hemipenile
  2. hemipenis
  3. hemipenises
  4. hemipentahydrate
  5. hemipentahydrates
  6. hemipeptone
  7. hemipeptones
  8. hemiperfect
  9. hemiperfect number
  10. hemiperfect numbers
  11. hemiperipheral growth

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