peptide

/ˈpɛptaɪd/

peptide noun: any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms.

Noun

peptide (plural peptides)

Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms.
- When it’s digested, its long amino-acid chains are first broken down into smaller fragments, or peptides. It turns out that many hormones and drugs are also peptides, and a number of casein peptides do affect the body in hormone-like ways.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
The peptide bond itself.
(euphemistic, usually) Performance-enhancing drugs that contain such molecules, especially particular ones (often synthetically produced) that are claimed by their sellers to bestow amazing health benefits.
- Please be patient with me, I get hundreds of emails a day in regards to anything fitness related including diet, recipes, eating schedules, work out routines, recommending what peptides to take for what and so on.2024 June 3, Reddit, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025
- It truly doesn’t, funny how so many people in this sub keep buying certain peptides for the placebo.2025 March 19, Reddit, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025

peptide meaning in Tamil

peptide in Tamil

அமினோ அமிலங்கள் இணைந்து உருவாவது, புரதக்கூறு, புரதை, புரதத்துண்டு

Examples of peptide in a sentence

The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide.
The 01–41 peptide was synthesized by Atlantic Peptides (Lewisburg, PA) in both the biotinylated and nonbiotinylated forms.
No notable antibody reactivity was found to the noncitrullinated control peptides.

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Forms of peptide

plural	peptides

Plural of peptide: peptides

Origin of peptide

From peptone, partially hydrolyzed protein, or German Peptid, from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).

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Questions about peptide

What does peptide mean?: Peptide means any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms.
What is peptide in Tamil?: Peptide in Tamil is அமினோ அமிலங்கள் இணைந்து உருவாவது, புரதக்கூறு, புரதை. See Peptide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peptide?: Peptide is a noun.
How do you pronounce peptide?: Peptide is pronounced /ˈpɛptaɪd/.
What is the plural of peptide?: The plural of peptide is peptides.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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