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pentapeptide

pentapeptide noun: an oligopeptide formed from five amino acids.

Noun

pentapeptide (plural pentapeptides)

  1. An oligopeptide formed from five amino acids.

Forms of pentapeptide

pluralpentapeptides

Origin of pentapeptide

From penta- + peptide.

Words formed from pentapeptide

Questions about pentapeptide

What does pentapeptide mean?
Pentapeptide means an oligopeptide formed from five amino acids.
What part of speech is pentapeptide?
Pentapeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentapeptide?
The plural of pentapeptide is pentapeptides.

Words near pentapeptide in the dictionary

  1. pentaoxolane
  2. pentapalladium
  3. pentapedal
  4. pentapeptidase
  5. pentapeptidases
  6. pentapeptide
  7. pentapeptides
  8. pentapeptidic
  9. pentapetalous
  10. pentaphene
  11. pentaphenes

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