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pol⋅y⋅pep⋅tide

[pol-ee-pep-tahyd, -tid]
–noun Biochemistry.
a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds and having a molecular weight of up to about 10,000.

Origin:
1900–05; poly- + peptide
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pol·y·pep·tide   (pŏl'ē-pěp'tīd')   
n.  A peptide, such as a small protein, containing many molecules of amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.
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Main Entry: poly·pep·tide
Pronunciation: "päl-i-'pep-"tId
Function: noun
: a molecular chain of amino acids —poly·pep·tid·ic /-(")pep-'tid-ik/ adjective
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polypeptide pol·y·pep·tide (pŏl'ē-pěp'tīd')
n.
A peptide containing many amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.

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