English Explanatory Dictionary

supercoil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
verb
  1. To twist circular DNA into a supercoil.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercoil.wav

Word forms

supercoil supercoils supercoiling supercoiled

Etymology

From super- + coil.

Related words

supercoiling topoisomerase
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