heptapeptide

H4E1P3T1A1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

adjective

consisting of seven amino acids linked by peptide bonds

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

adjectiveheptapeptide (not comparable)
  1. not comparableconsisting of seven amino acids linked by peptide bonds
nounheptapeptide (plural heptapeptides)

plural heptapeptides

  1. a heptapeptide compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  2. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  5. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  6. Englishhepta-
  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. Englishheptapeptide

From hepta- + peptide.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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