peptidergic

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adjective

Describing neurons that secrete peptide hormones as their neurotransmitters

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

adjectivepeptidergic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing neurons that secrete peptide hormones as their neurotransmitters

Origin

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

From peptide + -ergic.

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Translations

Czech peptidergní
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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