noun
: the coiled structural arrangement of many proteins consisting of a single chain of amino acids that is stabilized by hydrogen bonds — compare beta-sheet herein double helix herein
• alpha-helical ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
noun
: the coiled structural arrangement of many proteins consisting of a single chain of amino acids that is stabilized by hydrogen bonds — compare beta-sheet herein double helix herein
• alpha-helical ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012