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intrahelical

intrahelical adjective: within a helix.

Adjective

intrahelical (not comparable)

  1. Within a helix.
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Origin of intrahelical

From intra- + helical.

Questions about intrahelical

What does intrahelical mean?
Intrahelical means within a helix.
What part of speech is intrahelical?
Intrahelical is an adjective.

Words near intrahelical in the dictionary

  1. intrahabitat
  2. intrahaemocoel
  3. intrahaemocoelic
  4. intrahalo
  5. intrahaplogroup
  6. intrahelical
  7. intrahemispheric
  8. intrahemocoel
  9. intrahemocoelic
  10. intrahemocoelically
  11. intrahepatic

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