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extrahelical

extrahelical adjective: beyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule.

Adjective

extrahelical (not comparable)

  1. Beyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule

Origin of extrahelical

From extra- + helical.

Questions about extrahelical

What does extrahelical mean?
Extrahelical means beyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule.
What part of speech is extrahelical?
Extrahelical is an adjective.

Words near extrahelical in the dictionary

  1. extragranular
  2. extraguild
  3. extragynoecial
  4. extrahaustorial
  5. extrahazardous
  6. extrahelical
  7. extrahelicity
  8. extrahematopoietic
  9. extrahepatic
  10. extrahepatically
  11. extrahepatobiliary

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