octaloop

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noun

An eight-base hairpin loop motif

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Meanings

nounoctaloop (plural octaloops)

plural octaloops

  1. biologyAn eight-base hairpin loop motif

Origin

From octa- + loop.

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APA

octaloop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octaloop

MLA

“octaloop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octaloop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octaloop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octaloop.

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