Peptide Definition

pĕptīd
peptides
noun
Any of a group of compounds formed from two or more amino acids by the linkage of amino groups of some of the acids with carboxyl groups of others, or by the hydrolysis of proteins.
Webster's New World

(biochemistry) The peptide bond itself.

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Other Word Forms of Peptide

Noun

Singular:
peptide
Plural:
peptides

Origin of Peptide

  • From Ancient Greek πεπτός (peptos, “digested”).

    From Wiktionary

  • pept(one) –ide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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