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polypeptide

pol y pep tide |ˌpäliˈpepˌtīd ˌpɑliˈpɛptaɪd | noun Biochemistry 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. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from poly- many + peptone + -ide .

 

Oxford Dictionary

polypeptide

poly |pep ¦tide |ˌpɒlɪˈpɛptʌɪd | noun Biochemistry 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. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from poly- many + peptone + -ide .

 

Duden Dictionary

Polypeptid

Po ly pep tid Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das |Polypept i d |das Polypeptid; Genitiv: des Polypeptid [e ]s, Plural: die Polypeptide aus verschiedenen Aminosäuren aufgebautes Produkt beim Ab- und Aufbau der Eiweißkörper