( n. )
An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.
( n. )
An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012