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Word: polypeptide (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • biochemistry Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
  • organic chemistry Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  • protein A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

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