muropeptide

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noun

Any peptidoglycan associated with a cell wall.

OriginLatin murus →
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Meanings

nounmuropeptide (plural muropeptides)

plural muropeptides

  1. Any peptidoglycan associated with a cell wall.

Origin

  1. Latinmurus“wall”
  2. Englishmuropeptide

From Latin murus (“wall”) + peptide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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