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peptogen

peptogen noun: any substance convertible into peptone.

Noun

peptogen (plural peptogens)

  1. Any substance convertible into peptone.
  2. An agent that promotes digestion.
    Synonyms:
    peptic

Synonyms of peptogen

Forms of peptogen

pluralpeptogens

Origin of peptogen

See peptone and -gen.

Questions about peptogen

What does peptogen mean?
Peptogen means any substance convertible into peptone.
What part of speech is peptogen?
Peptogen is a noun.
What is the plural of peptogen?
The plural of peptogen is peptogens.

Words near peptogen in the dictionary

  1. peptizes
  2. peptizing
  3. Pepto
  4. Pepto Bismol
  5. Pepto-Bismol
  6. peptogen
  7. peptogenic
  8. peptogenous
  9. peptogens
  10. peptoglycan
  11. peptoglycans

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