pentapeptide

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noun

An oligopeptide formed from five amino acids.

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

nounpentapeptide (plural pentapeptides)

plural pentapeptides

  1. biochemistryAn oligopeptide formed from five amino acids.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  9. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  10. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  11. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  12. GermanPepton
  13. Englishpeptone
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. GermanPepton
  16. GermanPeptid
  17. Englishpeptide
  18. Englishpentapeptide

From penta- + peptide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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