tripeptide

T1R1I1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

noun

An organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

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

nountripeptide (plural tripeptides)

plural tripeptides

  1. chemistryAn organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  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. Englishtripeptide

From tri- + peptide.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 三肽
  • 三肽 (saam¹ taai³)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 三肽
  • 三肽 (sāntài)organic compound
Esperanto tripeptido
  • tripeptidoorganic compound
French tripeptide
  • tripeptideorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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