Etymology

muropeptide

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Today it means: Any peptidoglycan associated with a cell wall. Full definition →

Latin murus
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  1. Latin · derived frommurus“wall”
  2. English todaymuropeptide

From Latin murus (“wall”) + peptide.

Words from the same roots

Latinmurus all →

murecircummuremuragemuramicmurengermuriformMürrenmurus

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