: a peptide that yields two molecules of amino acid on hydrolysis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe taste derived from L-aspartyl-L-phenylalnine methyl ester, a dipeptide of amino acids that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose or table sugar. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022 The simplest peptides, just two amino acids, are called dipeptides, while three amino acids are tripeptides, and so on. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
dipeptide
noun
di·pep·tide (ˈ)dī-ˈpep-ˌtīd
: a peptide that yields two molecules of amino acid on hydrolysis