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tetrastrand

tetrastrand noun: a macromolecular structure composed of four strands (nucleotide chains).

Noun

tetrastrand (plural tetrastrands)

  1. (attributive, often, molecular biology) A macromolecular structure composed of four strands (nucleotide chains).
    • One in vitro study suggested that trivalent Cr may have some base specificity in its reactivity; however, this was probably due to the nature of the ribopolymers that were examined since the polymer with higher reactivity formed tetrastrands and was compared with a polymer that did not form...1992, Konstantin Salnikow, Anatoly Zhitkovich, Max Costa, “Analysis of the binding sites of chromium to DNA and protein in vitro and in intact cells”, in Carcinogenesis, volume 13, number 12, →DOI...

Forms of tetrastrand

pluraltetrastrands

Origin of tetrastrand

From tetra- + strand.

Questions about tetrastrand

What does tetrastrand mean?
Tetrastrand means a macromolecular structure composed of four strands (nucleotide chains).
What part of speech is tetrastrand?
Tetrastrand is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrastrand?
The plural of tetrastrand is tetrastrands.

Words near tetrastrand in the dictionary

  1. tetrastichic
  2. tetrastichous
  3. tetrastichs
  4. tetrastoa
  5. tetrastoon
  6. tetrastrand
  7. tetrastrands
  8. tetrastrontium
  9. tetrastyla
  10. tetrastyle
  11. tetrastyles

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