Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance resembling or claimed to resemble peptones: used as a trade-name for certain food-preparations.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A substance related to peptone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A substance related to
peptone .
Etymologies
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peptone + -oid
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Examples
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I remember once you said in class that a peptonoid was a person with a lot of pep, so there! "
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