Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peptide bond

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: pep-tide bond
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.

noun

The primary linkage of amino acids in proteins.

Inflected Forms

peptide bonds (plural)

Synonyms

peptide linkage

Questions

What does peptide bond mean?: An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.

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