antiparallel
English
adj
Definitions
- (mathematics) of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
- (biochemistry) describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
- (biochemistry) describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
Etymology
Prefix from English parallel.
Origin
English
parallel
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Cognates and derived terms
- antiparallelly English
- autoparallel English
- biparallel English
- frontoparallel English
- multiparallel English
- nonantiparallel English
- nonparallel English
- parallel English
- parallel giant slalom English
- parallel slalom English
- parallel universe English
- parallel world English
- parallelable English
- parallelisation English
- parallelise English
- parallelism English
- parallelistic English
- parallelity English
- parallelization English
- parallelize English
- parallelless English
- parallelly English
- parallelwise English
- planoparallel English
- pseudoparallel English
- quasiparallel English
- subparallel English
- superparallel English
- teleparallel English
- ultraparallel English
- unparallel English
- パラレル Japanese
- parallèle Middle French
- parallel
- unparallel
- biparallel
- parallelly
- parallelity
- parallelise
- subparallel
- nonparallel
- parallelize
- parallelism
- autoparallel
- teleparallel
- parallelable
- parallelwise
- parallelless
- ultraparallel
- superparallel
- quasiparallel
- multiparallel
- planoparallel
- parallelistic
- frontoparallel
- antiparallelly
- parallel world
- pseudoparallel
- nonantiparallel
- parallelisation
- parallelization
- parallel slalom
- parallel universe
- parallel giant slalom