ANTIPARALLEL


Meaning of ANTIPARALLEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-tē-ˈper-ə-ˌlel, ˌan-ˌtī-, -ləl ]

adjective

Date: circa 1660

: parallel but oppositely directed or oriented

antiparallel electron spins

two antiparallel chains of nucleotides comprise DNA

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.