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propolypeptide

propolypeptide noun: an inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification.

Noun

propolypeptide (plural propolypeptides)

  1. An inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification

Forms of propolypeptide

pluralpropolypeptides

Origin of propolypeptide

From pro- + polypeptide.

Questions about propolypeptide

What does propolypeptide mean?
Propolypeptide means an inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification.
What part of speech is propolypeptide?
Propolypeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of propolypeptide?
The plural of propolypeptide is propolypeptides.

Words near propolypeptide in the dictionary

  1. propolization
  2. propolize
  3. propolized
  4. propolizes
  5. propolizing
  6. propolypeptide
  7. propolypeptides
  8. propoma
  9. propone
  10. proponed
  11. proponement

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