antiparallel
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]antiparallel (not comparable)
- (mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
- (biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
- (biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]parallel of opposite direction
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Noun
[edit]antiparallel (plural antiparallels)
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]antiparallel (strong nominative masculine singular antiparalleler, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of antiparallel (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]- “antiparallel” in Duden online
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