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antiparallel
an·ti·par·al·lel A5361900 (ăn′tē-păr′ə-lĕl′, ăn′tī-)adj. Of or relating to two adjacent molecules whose sequences of atoms or other elements run in opposite directions: antiparallel strands of DNA.antiparallel (ˌæntɪˈpærəˌlɛl) adj1. (General Physics) physics parallel but pointing in the opposite direction2. (Mathematics) maths (of vectors) parallel but having opposite directionsThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | antiparallel - (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed; "antiparallel vectors"parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" |
antiparallel
antiparallel[¦an·tē′par·ə‚lel] (genetics) The opposite orientation of the two complementary strands or deoxyribonucleic acid, 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′. (mathematics) Property of two nonzero vectors in a vector space over the real numbers such that one vector equals the product of the other vector and a negative number. (physics) Property of two displacements or other vectors which lie along parallel lines but point in opposite directions. antiparallel
an·ti·par·al·lel (an'tē-par'ă-lel), 1. Denoting molecules that are parallel but have opposite directional polarity, for example, the two strands of a DNA double helix. 2. Denoting the spins of two electrons occupying the same orbital area but with different spin quantum numbers. antiparallel (ăn′tē-păr′ə-lĕl′, ăn′tī-)adj. Of or relating to two adjacent molecules whose sequences of atoms or other elements run in opposite directions: antiparallel strands of DNA.antiparallel Of two structures that lie parallel to each other but that run in opposite directions. The best-known example of antiparalellism is that of the two strands in the DNA molecule.antiparallel
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