octapeptide
oc·ta·pep·tide
noun \ˌäk-tə-ˈpep-ˌtīd\Definition of OCTAPEPTIDE
: a protein fragment or molecule (as oxytocin or vasopressin) that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain
First Known Use of OCTAPEPTIDE
1931
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