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polypeptide

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(päl′i pep′tīd′)

noun

a substance containing two or more amino acids in the molecule joined together by peptide bonds

Origin: poly- + peptide

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noun

A peptide, such as a small protein, containing many molecules of amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.

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