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pro-peptide

pro-peptide noun: any inactive peptide that can be activated by posttranslational modification.

Noun

pro-peptide (plural pro-peptides)

  1. Any inactive peptide that can be activated by posttranslational modification

Forms of pro-peptide

pluralpro-peptides

Origin of pro-peptide

From pro- + peptide.

Questions about pro-peptide

What does pro-peptide mean?
Pro-peptide means any inactive peptide that can be activated by posttranslational modification.
What part of speech is pro-peptide?
Pro-peptide is a noun.
What is the plural of pro-peptide?
The plural of pro-peptide is pro-peptides.

Words near pro-peptide in the dictionary

  1. pro-nuclear
  2. pro-oocyte
  3. pro-oocytes
  4. pro-Pali
  5. pro-Palis
  6. pro-peptide
  7. pro-peptides
  8. pro-protein
  9. pro-proteins
  10. pro-rail
  11. pro-rata

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