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tetrapeptide

tetrapeptide noun: an organic compound formed from four amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

Noun

tetrapeptide (plural tetrapeptides)

  1. An organic compound formed from four amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

Forms of tetrapeptide

pluraltetrapeptides

Origin of tetrapeptide

From tetra- + peptide.

Words formed from tetrapeptide

Questions about tetrapeptide

What does tetrapeptide mean?
Tetrapeptide means an organic compound formed from four amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
What part of speech is tetrapeptide?
Tetrapeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrapeptide?
The plural of tetrapeptide is tetrapeptides.

Words near tetrapeptide in the dictionary

  1. tetrapenin
  2. tetrapenins
  3. tetrapentapeptide
  4. tetrapentapeptides
  5. tetrapentyl
  6. tetrapeptide
  7. tetrapeptides
  8. tetrapetalous
  9. tetrapharmacum
  10. tetraphene
  11. tetraphenes

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