peptidoglycan

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noun

A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls

Similar
mucopeptide
OriginEnglish glycan ← German Peptid ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

nounpeptidoglycan (plural peptidoglycans)

plural peptidoglycans

  1. A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls

    Synonyms: mucopeptide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls

Similar
mucopeptide
Also see
peptiglycan

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. Englishpeptido-
  14. Englishglycan
  15. Englishpeptidoglycan

From peptido- + glycan.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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