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tertiary structures

tertiary structures is the plural of tertiary structure.

Meaning of tertiary 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.

Questions about tertiary structures

What is tertiary structures the plural of?
Tertiary structures is the plural of tertiary structure.

Words near tertiary structures in the dictionary

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

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