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 .

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 .