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oligopeptide

oligopeptide noun: a peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids.

Noun

oligopeptide (plural oligopeptides)

  1. A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids

Forms of oligopeptide

pluraloligopeptides

Origin of oligopeptide

From oligo- + peptide.

Words formed from oligopeptide

Questions about oligopeptide

What does oligopeptide mean?
Oligopeptide means a peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids.
What part of speech is oligopeptide?
Oligopeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of oligopeptide?
The plural of oligopeptide is oligopeptides.

Words near oligopeptide in the dictionary

  1. oligoparaphenylenes
  2. oligopectin
  3. oligopectins
  4. oligopeptidase
  5. oligopeptidases
  6. oligopeptide
  7. oligopeptides
  8. oligopeptidic
  9. oligopetalous
  10. oligophage
  11. oligophages

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