peptide
noun
Simple meaning
Performance-enhancing drugs, often a synthetic peptide compound.
Pronunciation
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pehptydSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɛptaɪd
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
euphemisticusually construed as plural
Performance-enhancing drugs, often a synthetic peptide compound
organic chemistry
Amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
organic chemistry
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.
chemistry
The peptide bond itself.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (euphemistic, usually construed as plural) performance-enhancing drugs, often a synthetic peptide compound
Used this way, peptide is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Euphemistic
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use peptide
- “Scientists are studying how peptide molecules affect the body.”noun
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