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plectoneme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plec-toneme
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loop of helices (especially of nucleic acid) twisted together such that they cannot be separated without breaking them

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “twisted”) + Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πλεκτός, νῆμα

Inflected Forms

plectonemes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

plectonemic

Questions

What does plectoneme mean?
A loop of helices (especially of nucleic acid) twisted together such that they cannot be separated without breaking them
Where does plectoneme come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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