"tryptone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tryptones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tryptone (countable and uncountable, plural tryptones)
  1. (biochemistry) The assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by trypsin, a protease. Often used in the preparation of lysogeny broth. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: bactotryptone

Inflected forms

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