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trihelical

trihelical adjective: relating to or composed of three helices.

Adjective

trihelical (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or composed of three helices.
  2. Relating to a trihelix.

Origin of trihelical

From tri- + helical.

Questions about trihelical

What does trihelical mean?
Trihelical means relating to or composed of three helices.
What part of speech is trihelical?
Trihelical is an adjective.

Words near trihelical in the dictionary

  1. triharmonic
  2. trihedra
  3. trihedral
  4. trihedron
  5. trihedrons
  6. trihelical
  7. trihelices
  8. trihelium
  9. trihelix
  10. triheme
  11. trihemeral

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