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peptide definition

pep·tide (pep′tīd′)

noun

any of a group of compounds formed from two or more amino acids by the linkage of amino groups of some of the acids with carboxyl groups of others, or by the hydrolysis of proteins

Etymology: pept(one) + -ide

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