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tertiary structure

tertiary structure noun: the manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.

Noun

tertiary structure (plural tertiary structures)

  1. (molecular biology) The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.

tertiary structure meaning in Tamil

tertiary structure in Tamil

மூன்றாம்நிலை கட்டமைப்பு

Forms of tertiary structure

pluraltertiary structures

Questions about tertiary structure

What does tertiary structure mean?
Tertiary structure means the manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.
What is tertiary structure in Tamil?
Tertiary structure in Tamil is மூன்றாம்நிலை கட்டமைப்பு. See Tertiary structure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tertiary structure?
Tertiary structure is a noun.
What is the plural of tertiary structure?
The plural of tertiary structure is tertiary structures.

Words near tertiary structure in the dictionary

  1. tertiary sectors
  2. tertiary source
  3. tertiary sources
  4. tertiary storage
  5. tertiary storages
  6. tertiary structure
  7. tertiary structures
  8. tertiary student
  9. tertiary students
  10. tertiary work
  11. tertiary works

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