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  • n  any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids

  • Police said they have found a large amount of peptone -- a kind of protein used to grow bacteria cultures -- during their raids on cult buildings.
  • Luciferin seems to be either a peptone or a proteose.

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