any compound whose molecules may be derived from two (identical or differing) molecules of α-amino-alkanoic acid, however they are linked. The term comprehends (but is not limited to) any dipeptide.
| dhurrin, dextrose, dextrorotatory | |
| di+, di-tert-butyl-p-cresol, diabetes |
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