Etymology

pseudoknot

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Today it means: A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem. Full definition →

English knot ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishknot
  6. English todaypseudoknot

From pseudo- + knot.

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