lipopeptide

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noun

An organic complex of lipids and peptides

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

nounlipopeptide (plural lipopeptides)

plural lipopeptides

  1. biochemistryAn organic complex of lipids and peptides

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  3. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  4. Englishlipo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  8. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  9. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  10. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  11. GermanPepton
  12. Englishpeptone
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. GermanPepton
  15. GermanPeptid
  16. Englishpeptide
  17. Englishlipopeptide

From lipo- + peptide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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