peptone C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈpɛptoʊn/ UK /ˈpeptəʊn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a water-soluble mixture of peptides and amino acids produced by the partial hydrolysis of protein The microbiology medium contained peptone as a source of nitrogen and amino acids. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a water-soluble mixture of... protein hydrolysate Word family Forms peptones Related forms peptideproteindigestionproteose Etymology Borrowed from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek pepton ('cooked, digested'), the neuter of peptos, from pessein ('to soften, cook, or digest'). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # peptone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛptoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpeptəʊn/ ## Meanings 1. a water-soluble mixture of peptides and amino acids produced by the partial hydrolysis of protein ## Examples - The microbiology medium contained peptone as a source of nitrogen and amino acids. ## Synonyms - protein hydrolysate ## Related Forms - peptide - protein - digestion - proteose ## Etymology Borrowed from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek pepton ('cooked, digested'), the neuter of peptos, from pessein ('to soften, cook, or digest'). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown