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Peptide

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Noun

1. peptide

amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Peptide

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noun
any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between their respective carboxyl and amino groups
See also peptide bond, polypeptide

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Peptide

see synonyms of peptide
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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Peptide

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n.
Any of various natural or synthetic compounds containing two or more amino acids joined by peptide bonds that link the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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