telopeptide

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noun

an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity

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

nountelopeptide (plural telopeptides)

plural telopeptides

  1. biochemistryan amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity

Origin

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

From telo- + peptide.

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APA

telopeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telopeptide

MLA

“telopeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telopeptide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telopeptide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telopeptide.

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