| BRADYPEPTIC | • bradypeptic adj. (Medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion. • BRADYPEPTIC n. one who is slow of digestion. |
| DIPEPTIDASE | • dipeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine. • DIPEPTIDASE n. any of various enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides but not polypeptides. |
| DYSPEPTICAL | • dyspeptical adj. (Archaic) dyspeptic. • DYSPEPTICAL adj. suffering from dyspepsia, also DYSPEPTIC. |
| EUPEPTICITY | • eupepticity n. (Rare) The quality of being eupeptic. • EUPEPTICITY n. the state of being eupeptic. |
| KISSPEPTINS | • kisspeptins n. Plural of kisspeptin. • KISSPEPTIN n. a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans. |
| MUCOPEPTIDE | • mucopeptide n. Peptidoglycan. • MUCOPEPTIDE n. another name for peptidoglycan. |
| OCTAPEPTIDE | • octapeptide n. An oligopeptide having eight amino acids. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
| PEPTICITIES | • PEPTICITY n. being peptic. |
| PEPTISATION | • PEPTISATION n. the act of peptising, also PEPTIZATION. |
| PEPTIZATION | • peptization n. The stabilization of a hydrophobic colloidal sol by the addition of an electrolyte that is adsorbed… • PEPTIZATION n. the act of peptizing, also PEPTISATION. |
| PEPTONISERS | • PEPTONISER n. an agent that peptonises, also PEPTONIZER. |
| PEPTONISING | • peptonising v. Present participle of peptonise. • PEPTONISE v. to make (a protein) soluble by partial predigestion, esp. in the treatment of food, also PEPTONIZE. |
| PEPTONIZERS | • PEPTONIZER n. an agent that peptonizes, also PEPTONISER. |
| PEPTONIZING | • peptonizing v. Present participle of peptonize. • PEPTONIZE v. to make (a protein) soluble by partial predigestion, esp. in the treatment of food, also PEPTONISE. |
| POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |