HyperDic: peptide

English > 1 sense of the word peptide:
NOUNsubstancepeptideamide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another
peptide > pronunciation
Soundspeh'ptay.d
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English > peptide: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningamide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein.
NarrowerendorphinA neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties
fibrinopeptidepeptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood
polypeptideA peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
BroaderamideAny organic compound containing the group -CONH2
Spanishpéptido
Catalanpèptid

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