hexapeptide

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noun

Any oligopeptide containing six amino acids

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

nounhexapeptide (plural hexapeptides)

plural hexapeptides

  1. biochemistryAny oligopeptide containing six amino acids

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  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. Englishhexapeptide

From hexa- + peptide.

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APA

hexapeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapeptide

MLA

“hexapeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapeptide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexapeptide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapeptide.

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