peptide

== English == === Etymology === From peptone, partially hydrolyzed protein, or German Peptid, from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛptaɪd/ === Noun === peptide (plural peptides) (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms. (chemistry) The peptide bond itself. (euphemistic, usually construed as plural) Performance-enhancing drugs that contain such molecules, especially particular ones (often synthetically produced) that are claimed by their sellers to bestow amazing health benefits. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:peptide ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === peptide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From English peptide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛp.tid/ Homophone: peptides === Noun === peptide m (plural peptides) (biochemistry) peptide === Further reading === “peptide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pepˈti.de/ Rhymes: -ide Hyphenation: pep‧tì‧de === Noun === peptide m (plural peptidi) (biochemistry) peptide ==== Derived terms ==== peptidico