pseudoknot

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noun

A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.

OriginEnglish knot ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudoknot (plural pseudoknots)

plural pseudoknots

  1. biologyA secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishknot
  6. Englishpseudoknot

From pseudo- + knot.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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