peptidomimetic

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/pɛpˌtaɪdoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/

noun

A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.

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

nounpeptidomimetic (plural peptidomimetics)

plural peptidomimetics

  1. biochemistryA small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.

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. Englishmimetic
  14. Englishpeptidomimetic

From peptide + -o- + mimetic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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