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Antiparallel

noun
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
2.adjectiveOf vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
3.adjectiveDescribing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
4.adjectiveDescribing 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.

Synonyms

parallelpseudoparallelantipodalorthogonalantonymousteleparalleldiscordantantimetriccounterdirectionalcounterrotatinganticoherentantithetic
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