octapeptide

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octapeptide - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  octapeptide \oc`ta*pep"tide\ ([o^]k`t[u^]*p[e^]p"t[imac]d), n.
     [Octa- + peptide.] (Chem.)
     A molecule composed of eight amino acid units bound to each
     other by peptide bonds, usually in a linear array. See
     octamer.
     [PJC]