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quasisymmetries

quasisymmetries is the plural of quasisymmetry.

Meaning of quasisymmetry

Noun

quasisymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural quasisymmetries)

  1. A mapping that preserves shape but allows size to change in a well-defined manner.
  2. A pattern in which many copies of a viral protein form a huge spherical coating, where each subunit has an almost symmetrical arrangement with its neighbors.
    • So-called “quasisymmetry” occurs if all subunits are chemically identical but have two slightly different conformations so that slightly different contacts can be made.2013, G.E. Schulz, R.H. Schirmer, Principles of Protein Structure, page 99

Questions about quasisymmetries

What is quasisymmetries the plural of?
Quasisymmetries is the plural of quasisymmetry.

Words near quasisymmetries in the dictionary

  1. quasistraight
  2. quasistrategies
  3. quasistructured
  4. quasisymmetric
  5. quasisymmetrical
  6. quasisymmetries
  7. quasisymmetry
  8. quasisynchronous
  9. quasisynchronously
  10. quasit
  11. quasite

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