Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.

pepperyadj

Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.

peppieradj

comparative form of peppy: more peppy

peppilyadv

In a peppy manner.

peppinessnoun

The quality of being peppy.

Pepplername

A surname from German.

peppyadj

Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

Pepsiname

A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.

Pepsi Challengenoun

A comparison between two unlabelled products.

pepsinnoun

A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

pepsinatedadj

Treated with pepsin.

pepsinhydrochloricadj

Only used in pepsinhydrochloric acid

pepsinhydrochloric acidnoun

A hypothetical acid supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed together.

pepsinogennoun

A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

pepsinolysisnoun

The lysis of proteins by means of pepsin

pepsinsnoun

plural of pepsin

peptadj

Of low quality; worthless.

peptibodynoun

A material containing peptides that act somewhat like antibodies

pepticadj

Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.

pepticsnoun

plural of peptic

peptidasenoun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.

peptidenoun

Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.

peptidergicadj

Describing neurons that secrete peptide hormones as their neurotransmitters

peptidicadj

Of, pertaining to, or containing peptides.

peptido-prefix

Related to or composed of peptides.

peptidodendrimernoun

Any dendrimer composed of peptide moieties.

peptidogenomicsnoun

The genomics of peptides and related biomolecules

peptidoglicannoun

Misspelling of peptidoglycan.

peptidoglycannoun

A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls

peptidoglycolipidnoun

A complex of peptide and glycolipid

peptidolactonenoun

Any lactone derived from hydroxy derivatives of amino acids.

peptidoleukotrienenoun

A lipopeptide derived from leukotriene

peptidoliposomenoun

A liposome coated with a peptide layer

peptidoliposomesnoun

plural of peptidoliposome

peptidolysisnoun

The cleavage or digestion of peptides.

peptidolyticadj

Relating to peptidolysis.

peptidomenoun

The complete set of peptides encoded by a particular genome, or present within a particular cell type or organism

peptidomicsnoun

The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of peptides of an organism.

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