isopeptide

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noun

A compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position

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

nounisopeptide (plural isopeptides)

plural isopeptides

  1. chemistryA compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position

Origin

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

From iso- + peptide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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