polypeptide

US /ˌpɑː.liˈpep.taɪd/
UK /ˌpɑː.liˈpep.taɪd/
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多肽

a linear organic polymer consisting of a large number of amino-acid residues bonded together in a chain, forming part of (or the whole of) a protein molecule.

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The ribosome synthesizes a polypeptide chain.
核糖體合成一條多肽鏈。
Insulin is a polypeptide hormone.
胰島素是一種多肽激素。