interhelix

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adjective

Between helices (of nucleic acids etc)

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveinterhelix (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween helices (of nucleic acids etc)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishhelix
  8. Englishinterhelix

From inter- + helix.

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APA

interhelix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interhelix

MLA

“interhelix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interhelix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interhelix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interhelix.

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