Tryptone
Pronunciation : Tryp"tone
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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