antiparal·lel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- antiparallel adj (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
Senses
antiparal·lel is used for these senses in English:
- antiparallel (mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
antiparallel — full definition
- adj (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
- adj Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
- adj Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.