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Word: Polypeptide
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from poly- ‘many’ + peptone+ -ide
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɒlɪˈpɛptʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a linear organic polymer consisting of a large number of amino-acid residues bonded together in a chain, forming part of (or the whole of) a protein molecule
Short Definition:linear organic polymer consisting of large number of amino-acid residues bonded together in chain
Examples:- a polypeptide chain
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