peptides

[pep-tahyd]

pep·tide

[pep-tahyd]
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:
1905–10; pept(ic) + -ide
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Peptides is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Science Dictionary
peptide   (pěp'tīd')  Pronunciation Key 
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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