PEPTIDE


Meaning of PEPTIDE in English

/ ˈpeptaɪd; NAmE / noun

( chemistry ) a chemical consisting of two or more amino acids joined together

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from German Peptid , back-formation from Polypeptid polypeptide.

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