Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or containing peptides.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *pét͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone English -ide ▲ German Pepton Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English peptidic From peptide + -ic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
nonpeptidic
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021, 2025, 2026.