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tripeptide

tripeptide noun: an organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

Noun

tripeptide (plural tripeptides)

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

Forms of tripeptide

pluraltripeptides

Origin of tripeptide

From tri- + peptide.

Words formed from tripeptide

Questions about tripeptide

What does tripeptide mean?
Tripeptide means an organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
What part of speech is tripeptide?
Tripeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of tripeptide?
The plural of tripeptide is tripeptides.

Words near tripeptide in the dictionary

  1. tripemongers
  2. tripennate
  3. tripentadecanoin
  4. tripeptidase
  5. tripeptidases
  6. tripeptide
  7. tripeptide aminopeptidase
  8. tripeptides
  9. tripeptidic
  10. tripeptidyl
  11. tripeptidyls

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