The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
octapeptide \oc`ta*pep"tide\ ([o^]k`t[u^]*p[e^]p"t[imac]d), n. [Octa- + peptide.] (Chem.) A molecule composed of eight amino acid units bound to each other by peptide bonds, usually in a linear array. See octamer. [PJC]