POLYPEPTIDE
polypeptide
(noun) a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polypeptide (plural polypeptides)
(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
(biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
(protein) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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