parapeptone

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noun

An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.

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Meanings

nounparapeptone (countable and uncountable, plural parapeptones)

plural parapeptones

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablebiochemistryAn albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.

Origin

From para- + peptone.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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