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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Peptide
Noun
Singular:
peptide
Plural:
peptidesOrigin 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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