metafold

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noun

Any of a group of topologically-related folds in proteins

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Meanings

nounmetafold (plural metafolds)

plural metafolds

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of topologically-related folds in proteins

Origin

From meta- + fold.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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