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alpha helixes

alpha helixes is the plural of alpha helix.

Meaning of alpha helix

Noun

alpha helix (plural alpha helices or alpha helixes)

  1. A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

Questions about alpha helixes

What is alpha helixes the plural of?
Alpha helixes is the plural of alpha helix.

Words near alpha helixes in the dictionary

  1. Alpha Geminorum
  2. alpha globin
  3. alpha globins
  4. alpha helices
  5. alpha helix
  6. alpha helixes
  7. Alpha Herculis
  8. alpha hinge
  9. alpha hinges
  10. Alpha Hydrae
  11. alpha iron

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