Associations to the word «Antiparallel»
Noun
- Parallel
- Sheet
- Orientation
- Dna
- Structure
- Helix
- Strand
- Rna
- Dipole
- Beta
- Diode
- Conformation
- Topology
- Spin
- Motif
- Form
- Monomer
- Subunit
- Residue
- Alpha
- Spindle
- Domain
- Barrel
- Backbone
- Electron
- Bonding
- Alignment
- Sandwich
- Peptide
- Nucleotide
- Polarization
- Bundle
- Bulge
- Hydrogen
- Filament
- Momentum
- Mixer
- Pairing
- Polymerase
- Loop
- Plus
- Coupling
- Overlap
- Coil
- Fold
- Molecule
- Protein
- Configuration
- Proton
- Interaction
- Ligand
- Groove
- Triple
- Vector
- Terminal
- Fig
- Watson
- Bond
- Ordering
- Magnet
- Terminus
- Lobe
- Propeller
- Pair
- Eight
- Chain
- Phosphate
- Atom
- Direction
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ANTIPARALLEL, adjective. (mathematics) of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
ANTIPARALLEL, adjective. (biochemistry) describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
ANTIPARALLEL, adjective. (biochemistry) describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
ANTIPARALLEL, noun. (geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
Dictionary definition
ANTIPARALLEL, adjective. (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed; "antiparallel vectors".
Wise words
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