胨 (dòng) - Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein
胨 · dòng
Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein fragments produced during digestion, used in microbiology and biochemistry.
Peptone — a biochemical term referring to protein
Usage highlights
peptonetryptonepeptone waterbeef peptonecasein peptonebacteriological peptone
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The medium contains peptone (胨) as a nutrient source.
- Bacteria grow well in peptone water (胨水).
- This is a tryptone soy broth (胰蛋白胨大豆肉汤).
Collocations
- peptone(蛋白胨)
- tryptone(胰蛋白胨)
- peptone water(胨水)
- beef peptone(牛肉胨)
- casein peptone(酪蛋白胨)
- bacteriological peptone(细菌学胨)
Cultural background
FAQ- 胨 is a modern scientific character created specifically for biochemical terminology.
- It represents the technical modernization of Chinese scientific vocabulary in the 20th century.
- The character follows standard Chinese character formation principles with 月 (flesh/body) radical and 东 phonetic component.