dipeptide

D2I1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1
UK/daɪˈpɛptaɪd/

noun

An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

OriginEnglish peptide ← German Peptid ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

noundipeptide (plural dipeptides)

plural dipeptides

  1. biochemistryAn organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  10. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  11. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  12. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  13. GermanPepton
  14. Englishpeptone
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. GermanPepton
  17. GermanPeptid
  18. Englishpeptide
  19. Englishdipeptide

From di- + peptide.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 二肽
  • 二肽 (ji⁶ taai³)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 二肽
  • 二肽 (èrtài)organic compound
Esperanto dipeptido
  • dipeptidoorganic compound
French dipeptide
  • dipeptideorganic compound
Māori pētini-rua, pepetairua
  • pētini-ruaorganic compound
  • pepetairuaorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

dipeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipeptide

MLA

“dipeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipeptide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipeptide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipeptide.

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