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单词 peptide
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peptide

[ pep-tahyd ]
/ ˈpɛp taɪd /

noun Biochemistry.

a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.

Origin of peptide

1905–10; pept(ic) + -ide

Words nearby peptide

peptic cell, peptic digestion, peptic esophagitis, peptic ulcer, peptidase, peptide, peptide bond, peptidergic, peptidoglycan, peptidoid, peptidolytic
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Example sentences from the Web for peptide

  • He has devoted his life to replicating that peptide and when he puts it back in the patient, their cancer goes away.

    My War on Cancer|Suzanne Somers|November 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for peptide

peptide
/ (ˈpɛptaɪd) /

noun

any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between their respective carboxyl and amino groupsSee also peptide bond, polypeptide
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for peptide

peptide
[ pĕptīd′ ]

n.

Any of various natural or synthetic compounds containing two or more amino acids linked by the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another.

Other words from peptide

pep•tidic (-tĭdĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for peptide

peptide
[ pĕptīd′ ]

A chemical compound that is composed of a chain of two or more amino acids and is usually smaller than a protein. The amino acids can be alike or different. Many hormones and antibiotics are peptides.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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