peptide
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-
Proto-Hellenic *péťťō
Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf.
Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō)
Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der.
German Peptonbor.
English peptone
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idusder.
English -ide
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German Pepton
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Latin -idusder.
German -id
German Peptidbor.
English peptide
From peptone, partially hydrolyzed protein, or German Peptid, from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).
Inflected forms:
form: peptides
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms.
pos: noun
examples: When it’s digested, its long amino-acid chains are first broken down into smaller fragments, or peptides. It turns out that many hormones and drugs are also peptides, and a number of casein peptides do affect the body in hormone-like ways.
gloss: The peptide bond itself.
pos: noun
gloss: Performance-enhancing drugs that contain such molecules, especially particular ones (often synthetically produced) that are claimed by their sellers to bestow amazing health benefits.
pos: noun
tags: euphemistic
usually
examples: Please be patient with me, I get hundreds of emails a day in regards to anything fitness related including diet, recipes, eating schedules, work out routines, recommending what peptides to take for what and so on.
It truly doesn’t, funny how so many people in this sub keep buying certain peptides for the placebo.
But when online influencers talk about peptide therapy, they are generally referring to a vast constellation of emerging or experimental products, often in skin care, fitness or biohacking. These can be swallowed, injected or rubbed on the skin. […] For example, the “Barbie” peptide is often promoted by influencers and online clinics as a healthier way to tan without the sun — even though the F.D.A. has warned of “serious safety risks,” and research suggests it’s linked to an increased chance of cancer.
So, I was sort of like a well-known name in a really small, tight-knit community. And then I kind of took it a little bit more serious because people were asking me, like, "How do you do this?", "What was your experience like with this peptide?", whatever, and it started to get a lot of traction very early on.
Synonyms: peptide
Related words: protein
Derived words: agnopeptide
allopeptide
aminopeptide
antipeptide
atrial natriuretic peptide
azapeptide
azopeptide
beta-peptide
biopeptide
bipeptide
bispeptide
boropeptide
chromopeptide
conopeptide
C-peptide
cyclopeptide
decapeptide
depsipeptide
dipeptide
dodecapeptide
duodecapeptide
eicosapeptide
eigenpeptide
endopeptide
enteropeptide
eupeptide
fibrinopeptide
gliopeptide
glycopeptide
heptadecapeptide
heptapeptide
hexadecapeptide
hexapeptide
holopeptide
homopeptide
icosapeptide
iminopeptide
immunopeptide
interpeptide
intrapeptide
isopeptide
lanthipeptide
lasso peptide
lipopeptide
mannopeptide
metallopeptide
micropeptide
monopeptide
mucopeptide
multipeptide
nanopeptide
neopeptide
neuropeptide
nonapeptide
nonglycopeptide
nonpeptide
octadecapeptide
octapeptide
oligopeptide
oncopeptide
pentapeptide
peptibody
peptidase
peptide bond
peptide chain
peptide nucleic acid
peptidergic
peptidic
peptidodendrimer
peptidolactone
peptidoliposome
peptidolysis
peptidolytic
peptidome
peptidomics
peptidomimetic
peptoid
phosphopeptide
photopeptide
polypeptide
prepeptide
prolylpeptide
pro-peptide
pseudopeptide
radiopeptide
sactipeptide
selenopeptide
septapeptide
subpeptide
telopeptide
tetracopeptide
tetradecapeptide
tetrapeptide
thiopeptide
tridecapeptide
tripeptide
undecapeptide
vasoactive intestinal peptide
vasopeptide
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