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How to pronounce “polypeptide”
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Pronunciation guide for polypeptide
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of polypeptide with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The mystery box
I want to start today -- talk about the structure of a polypeptide.
- Definition summary
- (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce polypeptide
The mystery box

I want to start today -- talk about the structure of a polypeptide.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “polypeptide”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
- (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
- (biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
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