DOUBLE HELIX

Meaning of DOUBLE HELIX in English

[double helix] n (1954): a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its axis; esp: the structural arrangement of DNA in space that consists of paired polynucleotide strands stabilized by cross-links between purine and pyrimidine bases--compare alpha-helix, watson -crick model -- dou.ble-he.li.cal adj

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DOUBLE HELIX — noun Date: 1954 a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE HELIX — noun : a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE HELIX — Biochem.,Genetics. the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA. [ 1953; term introduced by J.D. Watson and F.H.C. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE HELIX — twisted double spiral structure of DNA molecules composed of two linear strands of nucleotides joined by hydrogen bonds
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE HELIX — Date: 1954 : a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE HELIX — Function: noun Date: 1954 : a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE HELIX — ■ noun a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of DNA.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE HELIX — ˌdouble ˈhelix BrE AmE noun [countable] technical a shape consisting of two parallel ↑ spiral s that twist around the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE HELIX — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cobras are constantly depicted entwined in a double helix . ▪ Each then acts as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE HELIX — The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about each other. (The Double Helix is the title …
English Dictionary of Medicine
DOUBLE HELIX — геом. биспираль (биохимия) двойная спираль (молекулы ДНК)
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DOUBLE HELIX — биохим. двойная спираль ( молекулы ДНК )
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DOUBLE HELIX — двойная спираль
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DOUBLE HELIX — двойная спираль
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DOUBLE HELIX — геом. биспираль, двойная спираль
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DOUBLE HELIX — биохим. двойная спираль ( молекулы ДНК )
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DOUBLE HELIX — биохим. двойная спираль ( молекулы ДНК )
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DOUBLE HELIX — биспираль, двойная спираль
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DOUBLE HELIX — двойная спираль
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DOUBLE HELIX — двойная спираль
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DOUBLE HELIX — геом. биспираль (биохимия) двойная спираль (молекулы ДНК)
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HELIX — noun (plural helices; also ~es) see: voluble Date: 1563 something spiral in form: as, an ornamental volute, a coil formed …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HELIX — I. ˈhēliks, ˈhel- noun ( plural heli·ces ˈheləˌsēz, ˈhēl- ; also helix·es ˈhēliksə̇z, ˈhel-) Etymology: Latin, from Greek — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELIX — (n.) A genus of land snails, including a large number of species.
Английский словарь Webster
HELIX — (n.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of Ear.
Английский словарь Webster
HELIX — (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
Английский словарь Webster
HELIX
Английский словарь Webster
HELIX — ( n. ) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of Ear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELIX
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELIX — ( n. ) A genus of land snails, including a large number of species.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELIX — ( n. ) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELIX — n. spiral, coil; object shaped like a spiral
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELIX — helix BrE AmE ˈhiːl ɪks ▷ helices ˈhel ɪ siːz ˈhiːl-, -ə- ▷ helix|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HELIX — / ˈhiːlɪks; NAmE / noun ( pl. heli·ces / ˈhiːlɪsiːz; NAmE /) a shape like a spiral or a line …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELIX — he ‧ lix /ˈhiːlɪks/ BrE AmE noun ( plural helices /-ləsiːz, -lɪsiːz/) [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HELIX — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELIX — n. (pl. helices) 1 a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELIX — n. (pl. helices) 1. a spiral curve (like a corkscrew) or a coiled curve (like a watch spring). 2 Geom. …
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
HELIX — ( helixes) A helix is a spiral shape or form. ( TECHNICAL ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELIX — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES double helix COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE double ▪ The entwined serpents forming a double …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELIX — [noun] [C] [plural] helices [specialized] - a curve that goes around a central tube or cone shape in the form …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HELIX — сущ. 1) спираль, винтовая линия Syn : spiral 1. 2) архит. волюта, завиток Syn : volute 1. 3) анат. завиток …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
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