peptide

noun

amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another

Roots

peptospept- · Greek · digested, cooked ide-ide · Greek · chemical compound suffix

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The word peptide breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: pept, from Greek peptos (“digested, cooked”); and -ide, from Greek ide (“chemical compound suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.