polypeptide
noun/ˌpɒliˈpɛptaɪd/
Frequency rank: #18,718 most common English word
Meaning
a molecular chain formed by linking many amino acids together through peptide bonds.
Example sentence
Insulin is polypeptide made up of two chains of amino acids linked together.
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