glycopeptide

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noun

any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide

OriginEnglish peptide ← German Peptid ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
UncommonScrabble 23
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Meanings

nounglycopeptide (plural glycopeptides)

plural glycopeptides

  1. biochemistryany compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  7. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  8. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  9. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  10. GermanPepton
  11. Englishpeptone
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. GermanPepton
  14. GermanPeptid
  15. Englishpeptide
  16. Englishglycopeptide

From glyco- + peptide.

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Translations

Bulgarian гликопептид
  • гликопептид (glikopeptid)Translations
Italian glicopeptide
  • glicopeptideTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

glycopeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycopeptide

MLA

“glycopeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycopeptide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycopeptide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycopeptide.

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