hemipeptone

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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.

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Meanings

nounhemipeptone (plural hemipeptones)

plural hemipeptones

  1. biochemistryA 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.

Origin

From hemi- + peptone.

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hemipeptone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipeptone

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“hemipeptone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipeptone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemipeptone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipeptone.

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