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pentaloop

pentaloop noun: a loop of five nucleotides in a nucleic acid.

Noun

pentaloop (plural pentaloops)

  1. A loop of five nucleotides in a nucleic acid

Forms of pentaloop

pluralpentaloops

Origin of pentaloop

From penta- + loop.

Questions about pentaloop

What does pentaloop mean?
Pentaloop means a loop of five nucleotides in a nucleic acid.
What part of speech is pentaloop?
Pentaloop is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaloop?
The plural of pentaloop is pentaloops.

Words near pentaloop in the dictionary

  1. pentalogues
  2. pentalogy
  3. pentalogy of Cantrell
  4. pentalogy of Fallot
  5. pentalongin
  6. pentaloop
  7. pentaloops
  8. pentalophodont
  9. pentalophodonty
  10. pentalpha
  11. pentalphas

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