• (n.) A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.
Pro·pep'tone noun [ Prefix pro- + peptone .] (Physiol. Chem.) A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-pep′tōn Definitions: 1. A nondescript mixture of intermediate products in the conversion of native protein into peptone.