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amide vs peptide

peptide vs amide

amide and peptide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
amide Yes No No No
peptide Yes No No No
As nouns, peptide is a hyponym of amide; that is, peptide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amide:
  • amide: any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
  • peptide: amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
Other hyponyms of amide include acetamide, ethanamide, acrylamide, propanamide, proprionamide, ureide.
amide (noun) peptide (noun)
any organic compound containing the group -CONH2 amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
Difference between amide and peptide

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