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peptide

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. peptide (noun)
  2. peptide bond (noun)
  3. peptide linkage (noun)
  4. atrial natriuretic peptide (noun)
  5. vasoactive intestinal peptide (noun)

pep·tide

noun \ˈpep-ˌtīd\

Definition of PEPTIDE

: any of various amides that are derived from two or more amino acids by combination of the amino group of one acid with the carboxyl group of another and are usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of proteins
— pep·tid·ic \pep-ˈti-dik\ adjective
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Origin of PEPTIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from peptone
First Known Use: 1906

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