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Heptone vs Peptone - What's the difference?

heptone | peptone |

As nouns the difference between heptone and peptone

is that heptone is (organic compound) a liquid hydrocarbon, c7h10, of the valylene series while peptone is (biochemistry) any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

heptone

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series.
    • (Webster 1913)

    peptone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.

    • Derived terms

    * amphopeptone * antipeptone * hemipeptone