Word: hemipeptone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hem
i
pep
tone
Definition: A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter, which (unlike antipeptone) is convertible into leucin and tyrosin by the continued action of pancreatic juice. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by boiling dilute sulphuric acid.
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: peptone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.