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helicine

helicine adjective: of, related to, or being a helix.

Adjective

helicine (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Of, related to, or being a helix.
    • Near-synonym: spiral
    • The children's slide had a spirally helicine shape I had never seen before.
    Synonyms:
    helical, spiral

Synonyms of helicine

Origin of helicine

By surface analysis, helic- + -ine, or, by surface analysis, helix + -ine.

Questions about helicine

What does helicine mean?
Helicine means of, related to, or being a helix.
What part of speech is helicine?
Helicine is an adjective.

Words near helicine in the dictionary

  1. helicids
  2. heliciform
  3. heliciid
  4. heliciids
  5. helicin
  6. helicine
  7. helicinid
  8. helicinids
  9. heliciphagous
  10. helicitic
  11. helicities

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