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      polypeptide
      noun
      a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
      Roots
      polyspoly- · Greek · manypepteinpept- · Greek · to digestide-ide · Greek · chemical compound
      Words related to polypeptide
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      Where does polypeptide come from?

      The word polypeptide breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); pept, from Greek peptein (“to digest”); and -ide, from Greek ide (“chemical compound”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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