polypeptide

noun

A peptide, such as a small protein, containing many molecules of amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.

noun

A chemical product formed by the condensation of two or more amino-acid radicals.

noun

Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.

noun

Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.

noun

A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

noun

a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids