Antiparallel

Meaning of Antiparallel

noun

A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.

adjective
  1. Of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
  2. Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
  3. 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.

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Hyphenation of Antiparallel

An-tipar-al-lel

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • Antiparallel is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

Words that rhyme with Antiparallel

Hallel, allel, antiparallel, coparallel, counterparallel, demiparallel, diallel, hallel, nonparallel, parallel, pseudoparallel, semiparallel, subparallel, ultraparallel, unparallel, sewellel, Hillel

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