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peptones

peptones is the plural of peptone.

Meaning of peptone

Noun

peptone (plural peptones)

  1. Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

Questions about peptones

What is peptones the plural of?
Peptones is the plural of peptone.

Words near peptones in the dictionary

  1. peptomeric
  2. peptomers
  3. peptonate
  4. peptonates
  5. peptone
  6. peptones
  7. peptonic
  8. peptonisation
  9. peptonise
  10. peptonised
  11. peptonises

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