Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alpha helix

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: al-pha he-lix
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

Inflected Forms

alpha helices (plural) alpha helixes (plural)

Derived Forms

alphahelical

Questions

What does alpha helix mean?: A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

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