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pentarepeat

pentarepeat noun: a pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion)).

Noun

pentarepeat (plural pentarepeats)

  1. A pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))

Forms of pentarepeat

pluralpentarepeats

Origin of pentarepeat

From penta- + repeat.

Questions about pentarepeat

What does pentarepeat mean?
Pentarepeat means a pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion)).
What part of speech is pentarepeat?
Pentarepeat is a noun.
What is the plural of pentarepeat?
The plural of pentarepeat is pentarepeats.

Words near pentarepeat in the dictionary

  1. pentarchic
  2. pentarchical
  3. pentarchies
  4. pentarchs
  5. pentarchy
  6. pentarepeat
  7. pentarepeats
  8. pentaresistance
  9. pentaresistant
  10. pentaribonucleotide
  11. pentaribonucleotides

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