Parapeptone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parapeptone \Par`a*pep"tone\, n. [Pref. para- + peptone.]
     (Phisiol. Chem.)
     A proteinaceous 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.
     [1913 Webster]