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double helices

double helices is the plural of double helix.

Meaning of double helix

Noun

double helix (plural double helixes or double helices)

  1. (metonymically) DNA.
    • If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday.2007 January, “WHAT I'VE LEARNED: James Watson”, in Esquire, volume 147, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2007

Questions about double helices

What is double helices the plural of?
Double helices is the plural of double helix.

Words near double helices in the dictionary

  1. double happiness
  2. double hater
  3. double haters
  4. double header
  5. double hearsay
  6. double helices
  7. double helix
  8. double helixes
  9. double helping
  10. double helpings
  11. double hemiplegia

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