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peptide [pep-tahyd] ExamplesWord Origin noun Biochemistry.

  1. 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 Examples from the Web for peptide Contemporary Examples of 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

  • British Dictionary definitions for peptide peptide noun

    1. 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

    Word Origin and History for peptide n.

    1906, from German peptid; see peptone + -ide, probably indicating a derivative.

    peptide in Medicine peptide [pĕp′tīd′] n.

    1. 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.

    Related formspep•tid′ic (-tĭd′ĭk) adj. peptide in Science peptide [pĕp′tīd′]

    1. 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.
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