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:
 peptidePlural:
 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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