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prepeptide

prepeptide noun: the part of an enzyme that is directed to a specific part of a cell before becoming a protein.

Noun

prepeptide (plural prepeptides)

  1. The part of an enzyme that is directed to a specific part of a cell before becoming a protein

Forms of prepeptide

pluralprepeptides

Origin of prepeptide

From pre- + peptide.

Questions about prepeptide

What does prepeptide mean?
Prepeptide means the part of an enzyme that is directed to a specific part of a cell before becoming a protein.
What part of speech is prepeptide?
Prepeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of prepeptide?
The plural of prepeptide is prepeptides.

Words near prepeptide in the dictionary

  1. prepensely
  2. prepenses
  3. prepensing
  4. prepensive
  5. prepenultimate
  6. prepeptide
  7. prepeptides
  8. preperceive
  9. preperceived
  10. preperceives
  11. preperceiving

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