propeptone

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noun

A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.

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Meanings

nounpropeptone (countable and uncountable, plural propeptones)

plural propeptones

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.

Origin

From pro- + peptone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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