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hemicatenane

hemicatenane noun: a junction between two complementary strands of double-stranded DNA.

Noun

hemicatenane (plural hemicatenanes)

  1. A junction between two complementary strands of double-stranded DNA.

Forms of hemicatenane

pluralhemicatenanes

Origin of hemicatenane

From hemi- + catenane.

Questions about hemicatenane

What does hemicatenane mean?
Hemicatenane means a junction between two complementary strands of double-stranded DNA.
What part of speech is hemicatenane?
Hemicatenane is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicatenane?
The plural of hemicatenane is hemicatenanes.

Words near hemicatenane in the dictionary

  1. hemicarps
  2. hemicastrate
  3. hemicastrated
  4. hemicastrates
  5. hemicastration
  6. hemicatenane
  7. hemicatenanes
  8. hemicatenated
  9. hemicellulase
  10. hemicellulases
  11. hemicellulolysis

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