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peptides

The correct spelling is peptides.

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noun

Say it like: Pep-tid-es

The correct spelling is peptides. 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.

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noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.The peptide bond itself.

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