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oligopeptide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *pekw- Proto-Indo-European *pékw-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English oligopeptide From oligo- + peptide.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 寡肽 (gwaa2 taai3) — peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寡肽 (guǎtài) — peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
  • French: oligopeptide — peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
  • Italian: oligopeptide — peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids