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Peptide
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a short chain of amino acids linked together, which can function as a building block for proteins or act as a signaling molecule in the body
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
peptides
Examples
Scientists synthesized a peptide to study its potential as a new therapeutic drug.
Lexical Tree
peptide
pep
tide
