Usually means: Chains of amino acids linked.
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  1. polypeptides: Merriam-Webster
  2. polypeptides: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. polypeptides: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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(Note: See polypeptide as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (polypeptide)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
noun:  (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
noun:  (biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
▸ Also see polypeptide


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