antiparallel
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
antiparallel (not comparable)
- (mathematics) of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
- (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 the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
Translations [edit]
parallel of opposite direction
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Noun [edit]
antiparallel (plural antiparallels)
German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
antiparallel (not comparable)
Declension [edit]
Declension of antiparallel