decapeptide

decapeptide
An oligopeptide containing 10 amino acid s.

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deca·pep·tide .dek-ə-'pep-.tīd n a polypeptide (as angiotensin I) that consists of a chain of 10 amino acids

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deca·pep·tide (dek″ə-pepґtīd) a peptide containing ten amino acids.

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