extrahelical

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adjective

Beyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule

OriginEnglish helical ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextrahelical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBeyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishhelical
  8. Englishextrahelical

From extra- + helical.

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APA

extrahelical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrahelical

MLA

“extrahelical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrahelical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrahelical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrahelical.

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