Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secondary structure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ondary struc-ture
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

secondary structures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

primary structure tertiary structure quaternary structure

Questions

What does secondary structure mean?
The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.

How to pronounce secondary structure

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