peptonoid
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Peptonoid — Pep to*noid, n. [Peptone + oid.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance related to peptone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peptonoid — adj. resembling a peptone (product of partial hydrolysis of protein) … English contemporary dictionary
peptonoid — pep·to·noid … English syllables
peptonoid — ˈpeptəˌnȯid noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pepton + oid : a substance resembling peptone … Useful english dictionary
peptone — peptonelike, adj. peptonic /pep ton ik/, adj. peptonoid /pep teuh noyd /, n. /pep tohn/, n. Biochem. any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis. [1855 60; < G Pepton < Gk peptón, neut … Universalium
