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periplanar

periplanar adjective: describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30°, or between 150° and 180°.

Adjective

periplanar (comparative more periplanar, superlative most periplanar)

  1. Describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30°, or between 150° and 180°

Forms of periplanar

comparativemore periplanar
superlativemost periplanar

Origin of periplanar

From peri- + planar.

Words formed from periplanar

Questions about periplanar

What does periplanar mean?
Periplanar means describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30°, or between 150° and 180°.
What part of speech is periplanar?
Periplanar is an adjective.

Words near periplanar in the dictionary

  1. periphytivores
  2. periphyton
  3. periphytons
  4. periplacental
  5. periplakin
  6. periplanar
  7. periplanone
  8. periplanones
  9. periplaque
  10. periplasm
  11. periplasmatic

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