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polypeptide

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. polypeptide (noun)
  2. vasoactive intestinal peptide (noun)

poly·pep·tide

noun \ˌpä-lē-ˈpep-ˌtīd\

Definition of POLYPEPTIDE

: a molecular chain of amino acids
— poly·pep·tid·ic \-(ˌ)pep-ˈti-dik\ adjective

Origin of POLYPEPTIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1903

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