What is the peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin called?
tryptone — The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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